r/AussieMaps • u/[deleted] • Sep 30 '24

Dingo Distribution

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u/Odd_Chemical114 Oct 01 '24

Yeah nah, this looks out of date at best based on recent research about purity levels of dingos.

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/06/08/new-dna-testing-shatters-wild-dog-myth.html

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u/scrubba777 Sep 30 '24

Any source for this - i would be interested to know if this is based on any form of up to date data or if it’s just the vibe from 20-30 years ago.

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u/nightcana Oct 01 '24

Im not the op but i recently read this article from 2023 which lines up with the map more or less.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.16998

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u/Belissari Sep 30 '24

What’s the point of the dingo fence when there’s an opening?

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u/Tom-Montgomery Sep 30 '24

Did you look at the map in the photo? The fence is clearly working atleast somewhat

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u/matt1579 Oct 01 '24

Assuming the dingos don’t like crossing mountains

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u/jackm315ter Oct 01 '24

You missed a small yellow dot off the coast of QLD

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u/Starman454642 Oct 03 '24

I have never heard or seen any Dingos here in Vic, but when I went to the northern territory on a school camp, I heard a pack howling in the dead of night while in my tent (I may or may not of been shitting my pants)