Australia is home to a large and diverse number of native species – approximately; – 450 mammal species of which 87% are endemic – 140 species of snake, 2 species of crocodile and 300 species of lizard of which 93% are endemic – 750 species of birds of which 45% are endemic, and – 214…
Many native australian critters suffer enormous predation pressure from introduced mammalian predators such as the cat and red fox. A recent paper released in ‘Restoration Ecology’ argues that the reintroduction of the pseudo native dingo could help relieve some of this pressure as it preys upon these mid-sized mammals. The paper argues that the removal…