Canis lupus dingo

1 Dingo at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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Canis lupus dingo 24 Feb 2026 MichaelBedingfield
Canis lupus dingo 24 Feb 2026 HelenCross

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3 individuals. Last 2 photos show one that has a possible broken right back leg - trying to keep up with the other 2 dogs but getting left behind

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ibaird wrote:
   24 Feb 2026
A trapping casualty?
HelenCross wrote:
   24 Feb 2026
There are baiting signs nearby. Not sure if they trap?
DonFletcher wrote:
   17 Mar 2026
Many ways a dingo can be injured as well as escape from a trap. Soft Jaw traps are now required and they generally cant break a leg. Also the traps tend to catch a dingo just above the foot. There is baiting along roads in Grassy Creek, Boboyan, Naas Valley and on the Clear Range Firetrail. Also Yaouk Gap and the end of Orroral Valley. Baiting kills dingoes but (as you'd expect) it does not result in broken legs. I am not necessarily up to date with current practice on trapping but in the past it was carried out when targeting a specific animal which was usually only on private properties.
HelenCross wrote:
   17 Mar 2026
Thanks Don, which of those baited areas would relate to the sign at the gate at the Yankee Hat Walkiing Track Carpark?

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  • Canis lupus dingo Scientific name
  • Dingo Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1538.5m Recorded at altitude
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  • Synonyms

    Canis lupus dingo Canus dingo Canis lupus familiaris Canis familaris Mirri

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