Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...

Burial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as pets. By Franz Lidz This article is part of our Pets special section on ...

Kylie M Cairns receives funding from the Australian Dingo Foundation, New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society, NSW Koala Strategy and Australia and Pacific Science Foundation. She is a scientific ...

For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they ...

Two specially trained dogs found seven surviving koalas amid a burnt-out forest in Queensland, Australia. Two months ago, a ...