Has the unrelenting persecution of the dingo resulted in a negative impact on ecological balance?

Conclusion....

The unrelenting persecution of the dingo has had a negative impact on ecological balance.

This conclusion was supported by the findings in the main body of this thesis.

The findings agreed that areas with an absence of dingoes has had an abundance of predators and herbivore pest species. This negatively impacted the ecology as foxes and feral cats would prey on native animals as they were unchecked or challenged. Further more it was discovered that an excess of kangaroos, rabbits and goats would lead to overgrazing.

Pests overgrazing resulted in the depletion of vegetation. Subsequently the farmers would not have enough food to sustain their agricultural practices. In areas where there were no dingoes it was observed that water sources were exhausted faster. This was because herbivores would not have a quick drink and leave. Instead they would linger around the water source. This problem was compounded as the herbivores around the water sources would consume all the foilage and new shrubs.

Overgrazing also results in an unshaded water supply. An exposed water source was also found to evaporate faster. Plants also aid in the filtration of water. A lack of vegetation was the result of dingo persecution.

The removal of the dingo has a reverberating effect throughout the ecosystem.

The literature review clearly identified and supported that the persecution of the dingo was directly responsible for a negative impact on ecological life.

These findings are strongly connected back to sustainability. A better understanding by engineers could see these results used to better the Australian environment and in particular the interconnectedness of everything in the ecology. When engineers introduce their "work" to a new environment they need to consider the impacts on nature and society in a holistic sense.

Dingoes are vital for Australia's ecology and biodiversity systems. Dingoes should be used as the environmental engineering solution to correct the sustainability of Australia's ecology.

Stopping the dingo persecution in the outback will reduce pests such as cats, goats, pigs, foxes and kangaroos. Consequently this will also promote plant growth, native species increase and isolated water supply increase. It is strongly suggested that dingoes should be repopulated and reintroduced into the environment to rejuvenate, maintain and sustain Australia's ecological balance....