'Pure stupidity': plan to introduce dingoes doesn't pass 'pub test'

Bryce Eishold
January 28 2022 - 10:00am
Merino sheep breeders Rhonda and John Crawford, Victoria Valley, have fought to stop dingoes from being reintroduced to the Grampians, and now have a new battle on their hands.
Merino sheep breeders Rhonda and John Crawford, Victoria Valley, have fought to stop dingoes from being reintroduced to the Grampians, and now have a new battle on their hands.

Furious farmers up in arms over a plan to reintroduce dingoes as an apex predator into the Victorian bush have likened it to "putting a fox in a chook coop", labelling it as "pure stupidity".

Bryce Eishold

Bryce Eishold

Senior Journalist

Bryce is a senior journalist with Australian Community Media's Stock & Land where he reports on all aspects of agriculture. Bryce is also the president of the Rural Press Club of Victoria. Email Bryce at bryce.eishold@stockandland.com.au.

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