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THE DINGO FENCE - 1885
Nature and Parks Coober Pedy.
It is the longest fence in the world, the Dingo or Dog Fence, and you can see a section of this 5,600 km barrier near the Kanku-Breakaways, 15km from Coober Pedy.
Built in 1885 to protect the sheep in the southern states, by keeping out dingoes and other wild dogs. Originally 8,614 km long, it was shortened in the 1980's.
This phenomenal fence spans from Queensland in the north-east to the Great Australian Bight in South Australia in the south to protect the south-eastern farms.
Protection measures against dingoes by this fence, include a height of up to 2 metres and it extends 30 cm into the ground to prevent digging underneath. Other measures along the fence include lighting and poison bait traps.
The Dingo Fence is made of wooden posts connected by wire mesh (electric in some sections) and much of it is lit at night by alternating red and white fluorescent lamps and patrolled by a staff of 23 full-time employees.
It costs almost $750,000 to maintain each year, but it's still not 100 percent effective. Dingoes do get through—sometimes when wild camels smash holes in the fence

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Have you ever come across a cassowary Jim ?

Have you ever come across a cassowary Jim ?

They are right up in the North of Queensland Bruce, saw them when I was a teenager with my family on a holiday.
Dad was a soldier in WWII in New Guinea fighting the Japs, there's a lot more Cassowaries in New Guinea and he gave us so many warning about being careful of them.

Here is the fiercest animal in St Paul In. the notorious Maui T Rex, you don't dare bother this beast when its sleeping!

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