Wild dog check fences

The wild dog check fences were built to protect animals in the adjacent cropping and grazing lands. Although the check fences do not physically link up to the wild dog barrier fence, they play an important role in wild dog control in southern Queensland.

Some sections of the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board fence are top-netted to wild dog-proof standard, and these form part of the check fences.

In 1984, the wild dog check fences were restored by the State Government as part of the wild dog barrier fence restoration program. Following restoration, local governments assumed responsibility to oversee and fund the maintenance of the wild dog check fences to a wild dog-proof standard. Most of the wild dog check fences have been well maintained and have been improved from their original condition.

The wild dog check fences map shows the location of the wild dog check fences in relation to the wild dog barrier fence and the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board fence.