Floods Wash Away Outback Dog Fence

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-09/dog-fence-flooding/3879362?section=sa

Floodwaters have washed away large parts of the dog fence in outback South Australia.

It stretches thousands of kilometres as a barrier to dingoes, which are a declared pest in southern parts of Australia.

Soggy conditions are restricting access for vehicles, meaning the fence might not be fixed for weeks.

Station owner and chairman of the Marree Dog Fence Board, Peter Litchfield, said it was bad news for sheep producers who were already battling high numbers of dingoes on their properties.

"We have a constant problem here. We've had 14 dingoes on our property inside the fence here since the first of December," he said.

"We average one a week."

- ABC Rural