A bounty on wild dogs could be extended across the southern rangelands, according to Western Australia's Minister for Agriculture, Ken Baston.

The Minister was in Kalgoorlie today to announce a $100,000 allocation to three Recognised Biosecurity Groups (RBG's), in the Carnarvon, Murchison, and Goldfields Nullarbor regions.

Last year more than 500 dogs were destroyed in the Murchison region as part of a dog bounty program.

The Minister said the groups can use their share of the money in a variety of ways including a bounty.

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"They actually know where they best need to spend the money in the control of wild dogs and they can use it for anything form a bounty, or subsidised bates, or some other new innovative control method they might have thought up."

He said the funds are one part of a larger strategy to control dogs.

"There is a dog strategy being done at present, the results of that will come hopefully before Christmas and this is not the end of how we are going to tackle the dog problem," he said.

"I think it is very important that we look at the dog problem as a whole."

The cash injection has been welcomed by the relevant biosecurity groups.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Listen Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds 3 m 22 s Ashley Dowden, chairman of the Meekatharra Rangelands regional biosecurity group explains why he is still holding out hope that the State Government will fund a new wild dog bounty program ( Tara De Landgrafft ) Download 1.5 MB

Ashley Dowden is the chairman of the Meekatharra Rangelands regional biosecurity group which will receive just over $33,000 as part of the announcement.

He said while he is disappointed they may not be allowed to use the money to fund their administration costs, he is still very appreciative for any funding to fight wild dogs.

"Anything is a bonus, we would be very grateful for $33,000," he said.

"Unfortunately it appears, and I only say it appears, we won't be able to use it for what we really need it for, our priority at the moment is to fund our executive officers.

"But apparently, and I only say apparently, we can't use that money for that purpose it has to be specifically for wild dog control activities."

Mr Dowden said the money will likely be used to add days to a dogger's operations or to upgrade current infrastructure.

And he is still holding onto hope that the bounty system his group trialled earlier this year, will again be funded in its entirety.

"I would like to see the Minister fund the bounty in its entirety," he said.

"I know the State's finances are very tight and this $33,000 that the Meekatharra RBG [is receiving] is probably going to be it, I don't think we're going to get any more.

"But in all honesty, I would like to see the minister do again what we did last year and fund the bounty in its entirety."

Mr Dowden also said his group will consider working with the other RBG's that received funding on some sort of collaborative effort such as aerial baiting.