SHEEP producers south-east of Miles have called on coal seam gas companies to better communicate their pest-control measures after an unprecedented number of wild dogs were spotted in the district.
Queensland Country Life spoke to several landholders through the Goombi-Columboola district last week, who claim the number of wild dog attacks in the region has escalated in recent months.
The increased number of attacks coincide with the purchase and development of several neighbouring properties by coal seam gas companies in the past several years, as well as LNG pipeline construction beginning last year.
Origin Energy owns one property and QGC owns seven properties through this region.
As previously reported, local landholder Celia Mackay has lost more than 120 sheep and lambs in the past year since QGC removed fencing to make way for its pipeline through her property, replacing it with temporary fencing Ms Mackay felt was ineffective.
After months of complaints and threats of legal action by Ms Mackay, QGC erected dog-proof fencing at the property in recent weeks.
Ms Mackay told Queensland Country Life this week she had experienced no further dog attacks since QGC installed the new fencing.
But while the landholders said they cannot be certain of a correlation between the wild dog increases and the management and construction strategies of gas companies in the region, they claim these companies are not delivering information about trapping or baiting measures they enact across their properties.
QCL
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