Does Extinction Loom for Australias Wild Dingoes?
Wild populations of Australian dingoes may go extinct within 50 years unless steps are taken to prevent crossbreeding with domestic dogs, scientists and conservationists say. Like North American gray wolves, dingoes maintain strong social structures. Genetic evidence suggests Australian dingoes descended from a small group of ancient dogs perhaps a single pregnant female brought to Australia from Indonesia about 5,000 years ago.
