Alpha cattle producers worry about wider wild dog numbers

Sally Gall
Updated October 15 2019 - 10:59pm, first published 8:30pm
One of the 138 wild dogs trapped on Jason and Sherri Taylor's cattle property at Alpha in the last 27 months. Picture supplied.
One of the 138 wild dogs trapped on Jason and Sherri Taylor's cattle property at Alpha in the last 27 months. Picture supplied.

Around $200,000 is what Jason and Sherri Taylor estimate they could have lost in production to wild dogs on their property at Alpha in central Queensland, before they began proactively trapping.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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