Living with Dingoes

Living with Dingoes
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9781483651989
ISBN-13 : 1483651983
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Living with Dingoes by : Gill Ryhorchuck

The book covers approximately twenty years of experience, living with dingoes. The author and her family make several interstate moves, taking with them their dingoes, horses and sheep. It tells about many of the habits and behaviour of the dingoes, and of how the family dealt with most of the day to day problems and moments of joy. The book informs dog lovers of the difficulties and pleasures of everyday living with dingoes, which look like ordinary dogs, but which certainly are not.

Wandi

Wandi
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Publisher : Lothian Children's Books
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0734420633
ISBN-13 : 9780734420633
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Wandi by : Favel Parrett

A young cub is snatched from his family and home by a giant eagle, then dropped, injured and alone, in a suburban garden. This is where he meets his first Human, and begins his long journey to becoming the most famous dingo in the world. He will never see his mountain home again, or his family. But it is his destiny to save alpine dingoes from extinction, and he dreams of a time when all cubs like him can live in the wild in safety, instead of facing poison and bullets and hatred. A children's literary classic in-the-making from one of Australia's most-loved authors.

Dingo Bold

Dingo Bold
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Publisher : Sydney University Press
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9781743327326
ISBN-13 : 1743327323
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Dingo Bold by : Rowena Lennox

Dingo Bold is a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between people and dingoes. At its heart is Rowena Lennox's encounter with a dingo on the beach on K’gari (Fraser Island), a young male she nicknames Bold. Struck by this experience, and by the intense, often polarised opinions expressed in public conversations about dingo conservation and control, she sets out to understand the complex relationship between humans and dingoes. Weaving together ecological data, interviews with people connected personally and professionally with K’gari’s dingoes, and Lennox's expansive reading of literary, historical and scientific accounts, Dingo Bold considers what we know about the history of relations between dingoes and humans, and what preconceptions shape our attitudes today. Do we see dingoes as native wildlife or feral dogs? Wild or domesticated animals? A tourist attraction or a threat? And how do our answers to these questions shape our interactions with them? Dingo Bold is both a moving memoir of love and loss through Lennox's observations of the natural world and an important contribution to wider conversations about conservation and animal welfare. "Combining natural history, Indigenous culture, folklore, memoir, and environmental politics, this is an elegantly written and affectionate tribute to Australia's most maligned and least understood native animal." Jacqueline Kent "Fuelled by empathy, curiosity and passion, and informed by research, data and observation, this moving and compelling book speaks to the heart and to the head. Rowena Lennox poses questions about our relationship with dingoes — and our role in the natural world — that are as bold and lively as her subject." Debra Adelaide

The Dingo Debate

The Dingo Debate
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Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781486300303
ISBN-13 : 1486300308
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dingo Debate by : Bradley Smith

The Dingo Debate explores the intriguing and relatively unknown story of Australia’s most controversial animal – the dingo. Throughout its existence, the dingo has been shaped by its interactions with human societies. With this as a central theme, the book traces the story of the dingo from its beginnings as a semi-domesticated wild dog in South-east Asia, to its current status as a wild Australian native animal under threat of extinction. It describes how dingoes made their way to Australia, their subsequent relationship with Indigenous Australians, their successful adaption to the Australian landscape and their constant battle against the agricultural industry. During these events, the dingo has demonstrated an unparalleled intelligence and adaptable nature seen in few species. The book concludes with a discussion of what the future of the dingo in Australia might look like, what we can learn from our past relationship with dingoes and how this can help to allow a peaceful co-existence. The Dingo Debate reveals the real dingo beneath the popular stereotypes, providing an account of the dingo’s behaviour, ecology, impacts and management according to scientific and scholarly evidence rather than hearsay. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in Australian natural history, wild canids, and the relationship between humans and carnivores.

Dingo

Dingo
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Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9780643102088
ISBN-13 : 0643102086
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Dingo by : Brad Purcell

Many present-day Australians see the dingo as a threat and a pest to human production systems. An alternative viewpoint, which is more in tune with Indigenous culture, allows others to see the dingo as a means to improve human civilisation. The dingo has thus become trapped between the status of pest animal and totemic creature. This book helps readers to recognise this dichotomy, as a deeper understanding of dingo behaviour is now possible through new technologies which have made it easier to monitor their daily lives. Recent research on genetic structure has indicated that dingo ‘purity’ may be a human construct and the genetic relatedness of wild dingo packs has been analysed for the first time. GPS telemetry and passive camera traps are new technologies that provide unique ways to monitor movements of dingoes, and analyses of their diet indicate that dietary shifts occur during the different biological seasons of dingoes, showing that they have a functional role in Australian landscapes. Dingo brings together more than 50 years of observations to provide a comprehensive portrayal of the life of a dingo. Throughout this book dingoes are compared with other hypercarnivores, such as wolves and African wild dogs, highlighting the similarities between dingoes and other large canid species around the world.

Dingo Makes Us Human

Dingo Makes Us Human
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0521794846
ISBN-13 : 9780521794848
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Dingo Makes Us Human by : Deborah Bird Rose

This ethnography explores the culture of the Yarralin people in the Northern Territory.

Dingo

Dingo
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 9781536220780
ISBN-13 : 1536220787
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Dingo by : Claire Saxby

Poetic language and glorious illustrations follow a dingo from the comfort of her pack into the darkening landscape in search of food for her family. Can you see her? There — deep in the stretching shadows — a dingo. Her pointed ears twitch. Her tawny eyes flash in the low-slung sun. Dingo leaves her sleeping pups with her mate and lifts her head to smell the air. Dusk is a busy time — the time for hunting. Softly and fleetly she runs through the forest, past a possum, a wombat, and kangaroos in the gully below. Now she climbs to the highest point and sniffs again, locating the scent of rabbits in the wind. Interspersed with text offering facts for curious readers, Dingo is a lyrical foray into the life of these fascinating wild dogs.

Dingoes at Dinnertime

Dingoes at Dinnertime
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 98
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ISBN-10 : 9780375894770
ISBN-13 : 0375894772
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Dingoes at Dinnertime by : Mary Pope Osborne

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Wildfire! That's what Jack and Annie are up against when they are whisked away to the land of Australia. And they're not alone! Jack and Annie must help a baby kangaroo and a koala escape from a fire-filled forest. Will they be able to rescue the animals in time? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

The Dingo in Australia and Asia

The Dingo in Australia and Asia
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 187662230X
ISBN-13 : 9781876622305
Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis The Dingo in Australia and Asia by : L. K. Corbett

Today the Dingo - Australia's native dog - is threatened by extinction and faces conservation problems comparable to those that beset North American wolves or coyotes. Sharing personal observations gleaned from thirty years of research, Laurence K. (Laurie) Corbett introduces the world of the dingo to a wide audience, enhancing his discussion with eight pages of colour plates and forty black and white illustrations. This book covers social and chemical communication among dingoes, patterns of aggression, dominance and submission, the dingoes feeding ecology, hunting tactics and competition with other predators.