Dingo Research Paper
Din goes of Fraser Island
Introduction
The dingo dingo) is a species of wild dog belonging to the family Canidae, and is Australia’s largest terrestrial predator (Crowther et al., 2014). Through archaeological research, it is thought that the dingo has existed in Australia for a minimum of 3000 to 5000 years. There has been confusion as to the dingo’s ancestry, with some scientists suggesting they are a subspecies of Canis lupus. However, the study of dingo genetics has revealed that the species is likely derived from East Asian domesticated dogs and has since developed into a distinctive species as a result of natural selection, segregation from other dogs and genetic drift over thousands of years (Crowther et al., 2014). Around 190km north …show more content…
The Fraser Island Dingo Management Strategy, published in November of 2001, aimed to allow for the protection of the dingoes but also to allow for the public to safely view the species on Fraser Island. Negative human-dingo interactions have occurred on Fraser Island (Burns and Howard, 2003) as a result of the increase in tourists causing a rise in frequent contact between humans and dingoes (Hytten and Burns 2007). This has resulted in the Fraser Island dingoes being accustomed to and are no longer weary of humans, and they often rely on humans for food (Hytten and Burns 2007). This issue has been managed by educating the public and tourists on how to behave towards dingoes appropriately (Hytten and Burns 2007) and by warning against the direct or indirect feeding of dingoes, with offenders having to pay fines (Burns and Howard, 2003). In April 2001, Fraser Island Dingo management became an especially significant issue as a result of the death of a child by two dingoes (Hytten and Burns 2007). Originally, dingo management included the culling of 31 dingoes that entered camp sites and has continued to be a tactic for managing the Fraser Island dingo population, despite disapproval of the project by the public, and environmental and animal welfare groups (Hytten and Burns 2007).To reduce the amount of human-dingo interactions, Fraser Island also manages the dingo population by relocating individuals that inhabit regions where humans most likely occur, such as resorts and camping areas (Burns,
Introduction
The dingo dingo) is a species of wild dog belonging to the family Canidae, and is Australia’s largest terrestrial predator (Crowther et al., 2014). Through archaeological research, it is thought that the dingo has existed in Australia for a minimum of 3000 to 5000 years. There has been confusion as to the dingo’s ancestry, with some scientists suggesting they are a subspecies of Canis lupus. However, the study of dingo genetics has revealed that the species is likely derived from East Asian domesticated dogs and has since developed into a distinctive species as a result of natural selection, segregation from other dogs and genetic drift over thousands of years (Crowther et al., 2014). Around 190km north …show more content…
The Fraser Island Dingo Management Strategy, published in November of 2001, aimed to allow for the protection of the dingoes but also to allow for the public to safely view the species on Fraser Island. Negative human-dingo interactions have occurred on Fraser Island (Burns and Howard, 2003) as a result of the increase in tourists causing a rise in frequent contact between humans and dingoes (Hytten and Burns 2007). This has resulted in the Fraser Island dingoes being accustomed to and are no longer weary of humans, and they often rely on humans for food (Hytten and Burns 2007). This issue has been managed by educating the public and tourists on how to behave towards dingoes appropriately (Hytten and Burns 2007) and by warning against the direct or indirect feeding of dingoes, with offenders having to pay fines (Burns and Howard, 2003). In April 2001, Fraser Island Dingo management became an especially significant issue as a result of the death of a child by two dingoes (Hytten and Burns 2007). Originally, dingo management included the culling of 31 dingoes that entered camp sites and has continued to be a tactic for managing the Fraser Island dingo population, despite disapproval of the project by the public, and environmental and animal welfare groups (Hytten and Burns 2007).To reduce the amount of human-dingo interactions, Fraser Island also manages the dingo population by relocating individuals that inhabit regions where humans most likely occur, such as resorts and camping areas (Burns,