Remarkable footage has surfaced of a dingo relentlessly hunting a group of feral pigs, believed to be from the Gulf country just over the border in Northern Territory.
WARNING: the hunting footage may upset some viewers.
The Australian Wildlife Conservancy published the video saying as far as they knew it was the first of its kind and it showcased the important ecological role of the dingo.
The AWC said it was filmed just outside the boundary of Pungalina-Seven Emu in a remote area near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.
The dingo zeroes in on the smallest pig of the group and eventually takes it down.
According to the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation website feral pigs have a devastating impact on the environment in the region.
“They destroy crops, stock and properties, spread weeds and transmit diseases, and result in loss of habitat and food resources for native wildlife,” the corporation said.
“Indigenous Rangers have been reducing pig populations in the lower Gulf since 2009 with just under 50,000 feral pigs removed to date over 2 properties of 2.9 million acres in area.”