Editing Dingo (section)

===Reward system===
A [[Bounty (reward)|reward]] system (local, as well from the government) was active from 1846 to the end of the 20th century, but there is no evidence that – despite the billions of dollars spent – it was ever an efficient control method. Therefore, its importance declined over time.<ref name="canid"/>

Dingo scalping commenced in 1912 with the passage of the [[Wild Dogs Act]] by the government of [[South Australia]]. In an attempt to reduce depredation on livestock, that government offered a bounty for dingo skins, and this program was later repeated in [[Western Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]]. One writer argues that this new legislation and economic driver had significant impacts on Aboriginal society in the region.<ref name="Keen">{{cite book|editor=Ian Keen|title=Indigenous participation in Australian economies: Historical and anthropological perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8IhO9UdBfU4C&pg=PA91|access-date=29 March 2012|publisher=ANU E Press|isbn=978-1-921666-86-5|pages=91–|date=2010-01-01}}</ref> This act was followed by updates and amendments, including 1931, 1938, and 1948.<ref name="Australia1977">{{cite book|author=South Australia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V84_AQAAIAAJ|title=Acts of the Parliament of South Australia|publisher=Government Printer, South Africa|year=1977}}</ref>