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The virtuous circle: predator-friendly farming and ecological restoration in Australia
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posted on 2023-05-18, 23:26 authored by Christopher JohnsonChristopher Johnson, Wallach, ADIn Australia, dingoes are widely regarded as enemies of livestock, and accordingly livestock producers commonly attempt to reduce or eradicate them by lethal control. This can have two forms of perverse outcomes: lethal control often does not succeed in reducing dingo populations and can even result in increased attacks on livestock; and the environmental benefits provided by dingoes, some of which are valuable to livestock production, are lost. We describe these outcomes and suggest mechanisms by which tolerance of dingoes could provide benefits to livestock enterprises, at the same time widening the scope of ecological restoration, and humane treatment of wildlife in Australia.
History
Publication title
Restoration EcologyVolume
24Issue
6Pagination
821-826ISSN
1061-2971Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Blackwell Publishing IncPlace of publication
350 Main St, Malden, USA, Ma, 02148Rights statement
© 2016 Society for Ecological RestorationRepository Status
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