Reintroduction of Dingoes could save endangered species...

Reintroduction of dingoes could save endangered species... Around 40 percent of our country's native species are listed as threatened, or close to extinction. Many of these mammals fall prey to feral cats and foxes. They are getting reasonably good at controlling foxes in the local areas but cats are a huge problem, partly exacerbated by removing foxes. The same problem has occurred with the removal of the dingo. It's allowed the feral species to thrive and the current approach to their control is costly and counterproductive. Traditional ways have been poisoning and shooting. Big fenced areas have been set up as well, but it is not going to be the solution in the long term. Scientists have told governments to seriously consider reintroducing the dingo to the landscape. As it could be the only way to rescue thousands of endangered species. So much research is happening Australia-wide. If they put the dingo back into the ecosystem where it has become extinct, it can do the job of controlling feral cats and foxes 24 hours a day, seven days a week without the need for an ongoing management program that costs a lot of money and costs a lot of effort. They have already established how effective dingoes are in suppressing or controlling the invasive predators so lets reintroduce them. (Even experimentally for further proof). One example of study in South Australia's north recorded a reduction in feral cat and fox numbers with the introduction of dingoes, by Arid Recovery, a conservation group. All seven of the foxes that were released were killed within 17 days by the dingoes, and all six of the feral cats died within 20 103 days after release. Dingoes cause damage to sheep stocks but their reintroduction can be controlled by guardian animals to stop that from happening. However, change won't happen if public perception doesn't sway. It will only work when the public want this to happen....