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Understanding wild dog predation dynamics in an Australian arid zone pastoral region
Author
Eldridge, S.
Miller, H.
Read, J.
Bird, P.
Campbell, G.
Van de Ven, R.
Allen, B.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2015
Body

Beef producers throughout Australia’s rangelands commonly identify predation by wild dogs as a
significant threat to calf survival. Lethal control of wild dogs is often advocated as a means to reduce production losses, although evidence suggests that calf losses may be unaffected or even increased in areas where wild dogs are controlled (Allen 2013). As an apex predator, wild dogs may also play important environmental roles in some situations, . . . . .

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
18th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 12-16 April 2015
Keywords
predation
1080
Australia
Dingo
mesopredator
wild dog