Wild dogma II: The role and implications of wild dogma for wild dog management in Australia

The studies of Allen (2011) and Allen et al. (2011) recently examined the methodology underpinning claims that dingoes provide net benefits to biodiversity by suppressing foxes and cats. They found most studies to have design flaws and/or observational methods that preclude valid interpretations fro...

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Published in:Current Zoology
Main Authors: Allen, Benjamin L., Engeman, Richard M., Allen, Lee R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Current Zoology Editorial Office 2011
Subjects:
Apex predator
Canis lupus dingo
Practice change
Public perceptions
Wild dog management
1103 Animal Science and Zoology
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:265714/UQ265714_OA.pdf
https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:265714
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Summary:The studies of Allen (2011) and Allen et al. (2011) recently examined the methodology underpinning claims that dingoes provide net benefits to biodiversity by suppressing foxes and cats. They found most studies to have design flaws and/or observational methods that preclude valid interpretations from the data, describing most of the current literature as ‘wild dogma’. In this short supplement, we briefly highlight the roles and implications of wild dogma for wild dog management in Australia. We discuss nomenclature, and the influence that unreliable science can have on policy and practice changes related to apex predator management.

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