Dingoes often occur in areas inhabited by wild dogs, appear morphologically similar to wild dogs and are extremely difficult to differentiate from wild dogs. This means that wild dog control programs have the potential to directly impact on Dingoes.
In Victoria, the Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) has been listed as ‘Threatened’ under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and is protected on most areas of public land under the Wildlife Act 1975.
Dingoes have been declared as unprotected on all private land in Victoria, as well as in the shaded areas (and according to the description provided) on public land shown in Figure 2 below (except when in captivity).

Figure 2: Areas where the Dingo is unprotected on public land within 3 kilometres of any private land boundary, including land subject to a perpetual lease.