Why humans kill animals and why we cannot avoid it
Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is
becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human …
becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human …
Can we save large carnivores without losing large carnivore science?
Large carnivores are depicted to shape entire ecosystems through top-down processes.
Studies describing these processes are often used to support interventionist wildlife …
Studies describing these processes are often used to support interventionist wildlife …
Animal welfare considerations for using large carnivores and guardian dogs as vertebrate biocontrol tools against other animals
Introducing consumptive and non-consumptive effects into food webs can have profound
effects on individuals, populations and communities. This knowledge has led to the …
effects on individuals, populations and communities. This knowledge has led to the …
[HTML][HTML] Stuck in the mud: Persistent failure of 'the science'to provide reliable information on the ecological roles of Australian dingoes
G Castle, MS Kennedy, BL Allen - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Apex predators are believed to play important roles in maintaining the structure and function
of ecological systems, but actual evidence for mesopredator releases and trophic cascades …
of ecological systems, but actual evidence for mesopredator releases and trophic cascades …
Balancing dingo conservation with human safety on Fraser Island: the numerical and demographic effects of humane destruction of dingoes
BL Allen, K Higginbottom, JH Bracks… - Australasian Journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Australian dingoes are threatened by interbreeding with domestic dogs. As a refuge from
further interbreeding, the conservation significance of dingoes on Fraser Island is …
further interbreeding, the conservation significance of dingoes on Fraser Island is …
Intraguild relationships between sympatric predators exposed to lethal control: predator manipulation experiments
Introduction Terrestrial top-predators are expected to regulate and stabilise food webs
through their consumptive and non-consumptive effects on sympatric mesopredators and …
through their consumptive and non-consumptive effects on sympatric mesopredators and …
Dietary niche overlap of free-roaming dingoes and domestic dogs: the role of human-provided food
As both companion animals and opportunistic predators, dogs (Canis lupus spp.) have had
a long and complex relationship with humans. In Australia, the dingo (C. l. dingo) was …
a long and complex relationship with humans. In Australia, the dingo (C. l. dingo) was …
[HTML][HTML] Roles for the Canidae in food webs reviewed: where do they fit?
The roles of the 37 species in the family Canidae (the dog family), are of great current
interest. The Gray Wolf is the largest canid and their roles in food webs are much …
interest. The Gray Wolf is the largest canid and their roles in food webs are much …
Assessing the risk of a canine rabies incursion in Northern Australia
EG Hudson, VJ Brookes, MP Ward - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Rabies is a globally distributed virus that causes approximately 60, 00 human deaths
annually with> 99% of cases caused by dog bites. Australia is currently canine rabies free …
annually with> 99% of cases caused by dog bites. Australia is currently canine rabies free …
Interactions between two naturalised invasive predators in Australia: are feral cats suppressed by dingoes?
Top-predators can play important roles in terrestrial food webs, fuelling speculation that top-
predators might be used as biocontrol tools against invasive mesopredators. Feral cats are …
predators might be used as biocontrol tools against invasive mesopredators. Feral cats are …