As clear as mud: a critical review of evidence for the ecological roles of Australian dingoes

BL Allen, PJS Fleming, LR Allen, RM Engeman… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Top-predators have been reported to have an important role in structuring food webs and
maintaining ecological processes for the benefit of biodiversity at lower trophic levels. This is …

Can we save large carnivores without losing large carnivore science?

BL Allen, LR Allen, H Andrén, G Ballard, L Boitani… - Food Webs, 2017 - Elsevier
Large carnivores are depicted to shape entire ecosystems through top-down processes.
Studies describing these processes are often used to support interventionist wildlife …

Deconstructing compassionate conservation

MW Hayward, A Callen, BL Allen, G Ballard… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Compassionate conservation focuses on 4 tenets: first, do no harm; individuals matter;
inclusivity of individual animals; and peaceful coexistence between humans and animals …

Predator exposure improves anti‐predator responses in a threatened mammal

R West, M Letnic, DT Blumstein… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporating an understanding of animal behaviour into conservation programmes can
influence conservation outcomes. Exotic predators can have devastating impacts on native …

Cats (Felis catus) are more abundant and are the dominant predator of woylies (Bettongia penicillata) after sustained fox (Vulpes vulpes) control

NJ Marlow, ND Thomas, AAE Williams… - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
The control of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) is a key component of many fauna recovery programs in
Australia. A question crucial to the success of these programs is how fox control influences …

Interspecific and geographic variation in the diets of sympatric carnivores: dingoes/wild dogs and red foxes in south-eastern Australia

NE Davis, DM Forsyth, B Triggs, C Pascoe… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Dingoes/wild dogs (Canis dingo/familiaris) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are widespread
carnivores in southern Australia and are controlled to reduce predation on domestic …

Management of wild canids in Australia: free-ranging dogs and red foxes

PJS Fleming, BL Allen, LR Allen… - … of Australia: past …, 2014 - books.google.com
Wild canids are widespread across most of mainland Australia. They can have major
impacts on livestock production and biodiversity values and often necessitate active …

Designing a large‐scale track‐based monitoring program to detect changes in species distributions in arid A ustralia

D Southwell, A Skroblin, K Moseby… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring trends in animal populations in arid regions is challenging due to remoteness
and low population densities. However, detecting species' tracks or signs is an effective …

Human-resource subsidies alter the dietary preferences of a mammalian top predator

TM Newsome, GA Ballard, PJS Fleming, R van de Ven… - Oecologia, 2014 - Springer
Resource subsidies to opportunistic predators may alter natural predator–prey relationships
and, in turn, have implications for how these predators affect co-occurring prey. To explore …

Resolving the value of the dingo in ecological restoration

TM Newsome, GA Ballard, MS Crowther… - Restoration …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There is global interest in restoring populations of apex predators, both to conserve them
and to harness their ecological services. In Australia, reintroduction of dingoes (Canis dingo) …