Camp dogs have become part of the landscape, a part of family life, and Aboriginal communities in many remote towns in the Northern Territory, but it can be tricky to control overpopulation of these animals.
Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities have developed a census tool to better track and treat camp dogs and cats in the area, offering the animals medicine and desexing services.
Increased competition food also leads to heightened aggression in dogs, which have been a factor in the deaths of at least three people in remote communities in the past 10 years.