Reintroduction Of Dingoes Essay

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Introduction
• The reintroduction of dingoes to the natural environment has been a highly debated and controversial topic. Dingoes in the south-eastern part of Australia have been controlled via various methods to reduce their impact on the environment and farmer’s livestock. Reintroduction could result in strengthening and repairing ecosystem diversity, however it could also compromise endangered lower end species and deplete farmer livestock.
• There are both positive and negative impacts the reintroduction of dingoes could have on the native flora and fauna of the ecosystem. (Cooke and Soriguer, 2016)
• This essay will discuss the possible advantages of dingo reintroduction and consequences, and aim to highlight the compromise that will …show more content…

They also pose a risk to decline the threatened species of wild foxes and cats. (Allen and Fleming, 2012)
• The use of dingo controlling techniques have been utilized largely since the 19th century to restrict the spread of dingoes into sheep grazing areas. (Allen and Fleming, 2012)

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• The reintroduction of top end predators such as dingoes back into the environment, is an important factor for the conservation of biodiversity (GLEN et al., 2007)
• By balancing the lower end of the food chain smaller predators, building the resilience of ecosystems with a more diverse spread of species, dingoes can help restore the biodiversity naturally to damaged ecosystems. (Letnic, Baker and Nesbitt, 2013)

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• Another proposal for dingo reintroduction is; the regeneration of degraded rangelands, by reduction of dingo prey and feral species. (Newsome et al., 2015)
• A key point for the reintroduction of dingoes to the natural environment is their role in ecological processes such as regulating trophic cascades. The case study shows that the eradication of dingoes and the consequences on the ecosystem. (Letnic, Ritchie and Dickman,

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