Dingoes may be a native's best friend

The dingo may actually help protect native rodents and marsupials from introduced predators, Australian researchers have shown. The study, published in the online version of the journal, Animal Conservation, shows the positive effect dingoes have on biodiversity. In the first field study of its kind, wildlife ecologist Dr Mike Letnic and colleagues from the University of Sydney, monitored native dusky-hopping mice (Notomys fuscus) at six locations in central Australia near Cameron's Corner.

Source: ABC News in Science