And research from 2018 showed dingo removal could even reshape the desert landscape, as changes to vegetation alter wind flow and sand movement. Changes this large can’t be seen from the ground.

Since the arrival of British settlers over 230 years ago, most Australians have assumed dingoes are a breed of wild dog. But 20 leading researchers have confirmed in a new study that the dingo is ...

Their competition entry was a pure desert dingo called Sandy, who was rescued from the side of a road in central Australia when she was 3 weeks old and now lives in a sanctuary.