In Victoria, conservationists are worried that the dingo may soon become extinct do to interbreeding with domesticated dogs, as well as declining numbers due to habitat destruction. Dingos are similar to wild dogs, and descended from the Iranian Wolf.

The Department of Sustainability and Environment is going to create a strategy to protect the pure dingo, as they are very important in balancing the ecosystem. Pure dingos eat kangaroos and wallabies, and even help keep the numbers of pests down in areas that are inhabited. 

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government's principal piece of environment legislation. These laws protect Australia's native species and ecological communities by providing for:

    * identification and listing of species and ecological communities as threatened
    * development of conservation advice and recovery plans for listed species and ecological communities
    * development of a register of critical habitat
    * recognition of key threatening processes
    * where appropriate, reducing the impacts of these processes through threat abatement plans.

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