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The Myall Lakes Dingo Project
The Myall Lakes Dingo Project aims to develop and test non-lethal management tools for dingoes and other carnivores, and add to our understanding of the dingo along the way.
Dingoes are an iconic, but controversial part of the Australian ecosystem. Their interactions with humans and livestock have led to massive efforts to manage them; from the world's longest fence to widespread culling. Yet dingoes may play an important role as an apex predator in the landscape by regulating populations of smaller introduced predators, as well as herbivores.
We need to gain a better understanding of the impacts of dingoes in the landscape, and to develop a greater suite of management options that aim to maintain the beneficial aspects of apex predators while minimising human-wildlife conflict.
We are testing whether scents and sounds deter dingoes from specific areas. The idea is to develop a tool that can be used elsewhere to reduce negative impacts. We hope to tap into the dingoes' own signals to create our deterrent.
The coastal forest contains a rich diversity of animals, and many might be affected by dingo signals. Understanding these impacts on dingoes and other species is a key part of this project.
Camera-trapping
The project relies on recording the presence of dingoes and other animals across the study area, and particularly during the experiment. Cue camera-trapping!
Camera-traps take pictures when they detect an animal moving by, but can also be triggered by moving grass and changes in temperature. As such, thousands of images can be generated with the nuggets of data hidden away. That is why we need your help.
Can you separate the dingo from the trees? Find the possum in the palms? If so, "Dingo? Bingo!" may be for you. You don't need to know all of your forest fauna, as we provide a field guide, and through this hopefully you will also get a learn a few.
For more details, see the project website (https://carnivorecoexistence.info/myall-lakes-dingo-project/), which will be updated as the project progresses.