![]() ![]() An evaluation of genetic analyses, skull morphology and visual appearance for assessing dingo purity: implications for dingo conservation. Elledge AE, Allen LR, Carlsson BL, Wilton AN and Leung LKP (2008).Hybridisation between dingoes and domestic dogs: a comment on Jones (2009). ![]() Ecological Management and Restoration 9:116–119. Evaluating the role of the dingo as a trophic regulator: additional practical suggestions. Understanding which areas have pure dingoes and which have hybrids is important for dingo conservation and for understanding the ecology of wild dogs in Australia’s ecosystems. Since domestic dogs arrived in Australia, interbreeding between dogs and dingoes has progressed rapidly. More remote areas inland and to the west have higher levels of dingo purity, with 87% of wild dogs tested in the Northern Territory being pure dingoes. Recent results from 3637 wild dog DNA samples from across Australia have shown that the percentage of hybrids in the wild is generally higher in areas with large human populations, such as New South Wales and Victoria. Very few domestic dogs (such as escaped pets or working dogs) are found in the wild on the mainland.įigure 2: Proportion (%) of dingoes and hybrids in each State / Territory A free-roaming wild dog might have all dingo-like DNA or a mixture of dingo and domestic dog DNA. By taking a piece of ear tissue, a cheek swab or some hair from a wild dog, geneticists can analyse a number of specific ‘markers’ (small pieces of the animal’s total DNA) that are known to be different between dogs and dingoes. Characteristics besides coat colour are needed to determine whether or not a wild dog is a pure bred dingo or a hybrid.ĭNA testing can be used to determine the purity level of a wild dog. Pure dingoes are not always the typical yellow colour most people associate them with, and hybrids can often have this typical yellow colouring. The colour of a wild dog’s pelt is not a very useful indicator of genetic purity. Knowing where the most pure populations of dingoes remain can help managers conserve these dingoes’ genetic integrity. The impact that this interbreeding may have on ecological processes is unknown, but hybrids are considered to pose a genetic threat to the unique identity of the Australian dingo. Since the early days of European settlement of Australia, domestic dogs have been interbreeding with ‘pure’ dingoes to create hybrids or crossbreds. Dingoes from Asia continued to be brought to Australia until the early 1900s. A few of these domesticated animals were first brought to Australia about 4000 years ago and literally let loose. Grey wolves ( Canis lupus) were domesticated by people in Asia over 10,000 years ago to create dingoes. Wild dog biology, behaviour and ecologyįigure 1: The distribution of pure dingoes and dingo-dog hybrids in mainland Australia.Code of practice for the humane control of wild dogs.Black mangrove cichlid (Tilapia mariae).Use of chemicals as poisons for tilapia control.Overview of the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris).Evaluate and modify your pest bird plan.Pest bird control methods humaneness matrix.Define your pest bird problem and assess the impacts.Evaluate and modify your mouse management plan.Define your mouse problem and assess the impacts.Evaluate and modify your hare management plan.Define your hare problem and assess the impacts.Feral pig biology, ecology and behaviour.Evaluate and modify your feral pig plan.Model code of practice for the humane control of feral pigs.Define your feral pig problem and assess the impacts.Evaluate and modify your feral horse plan.Model code of practice for the humane control feral horses.Develop your feral horse plan of action.Evaluate and modify your feral goat action plan.Model code of practice for the humane control of feral goats.Evaluate and modify your feral donkey plan.Model code of practice for the humane control of feral donkeys.Define your feral donkey problem and assess the impacts.Evaluate and modify your feral/wild deer management plan.Effective and Humane Management of Feral and Wild Deer.Define your feral/wild deer problem and assess the impacts.Evaluate and modify your feral cat plan.Model code of practice for the humane control of feral cats.Define your feral cat problem and assess the impacts.Evaluate and modify your feral camel plan.Model code of practice for the humane control of feral camels.Rabbit biology, ecology and distribution.Evaluate and modify your rabbit management plan.Code of practice for the humane control of rabbits.Define your rabbit problem and assess impacts.Evaluate and modify your fox control plan. ![]()
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