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Queensland government denies dingoes could be kept as pets under contentious reclassification

The Queensland government says removing restrictions on keeping dingoes does not mean people will be able to have them as pets, but experts fear that could be an unintended consequence. As part of a ...
AOL

Dingoes: Australia’s Wild Dogs May Not be Dogs at All

Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...
The Montana Standard

Australia's wild dingo faces extinction as pure breed

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Aborigines had dingoes as companions for thousands of years, but modern Australians are debating whether these unique wild dogs should be kept as household pets. After all, ...
Forbes

Ancient Genomes Reveal Dingoes Are Not Related To Modern Domesticated Dogs

Newly recovered DNA shows modern dingoes share almost no genetic ancestry with domestic dogs but are descended from ancient canids from China K’gari dingo (Canis lupus dingo, C. lupus familiaris dingo ...

New DNA evidence shows dingoes are almost 90% pure – and fall into eight distinct groups

Dingoes have roamed Australia for at least 3,000 years. These clever canines are the mainland’s only native apex predator on ...
The Conversation

Could keeping native species as pets save them from extinction? Here’s why it’s not that simple

Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets – animals kept for companionship, not for food or work – were widespread in ancient Egypt. In Australia, First Nations ...