A new study headed by a scientist from Murdoch University’s Harry Butler Institute has focused attention on the question of whether dingoes can help supress the impact of feral cats and foxes.
The study looked at the key differences and overlap in diets of the three-predator species, with results leading to a conclusion that because of a low degree of overlap, it was highly unlikely that dietary competition with dingoes would supress cat and fox numbers.
With 33 mammals, nine birds and three reptile species listed as extinct since the arrival of Europeans in Australia in 1788, the…
