What is the Nyinggulu Dingo Project?
By implementing a multi-faceted approach, the Nyinggulu Dingo Project aims to create a sustainable future for dingoes, ensuring their survival and the health of the ecosystems they inhabit.
Our team will be using photo and video monitoring to identify individuals requiring parasite treatment (Citizen Science will assist us to gather photos, videos and information of Dingoes across the Ningaloo to identify a broader range of the dingo population).
Medication and treatment will be used by our team to treat individuals who are suffering from mange or other injuries, and also for prevention of the condition spreading.
The dingoes welfare, alleviating suffering, and advocating for the dingoes is our main goal of the project.
This data will help protect Dingoes from conflict, ensure their overall health, and provide valuable DNA information for conservation efforts.
Current Threats
The Dingoes of the Nyinggulu are facing multiple threats that have led to a steep decline the population in recent years. With this intervention, we decided to be the ones to change that.
We are working to change that.
- Mange: A skin condition caused by parasitic mites, specifically the Sarcoptes scabiei. This condition leads to intense itching, hair loss, and skin infections, which can significantly impact the health and well-being of affected dingoes.
- Lethal Control and Practices: In our region, dingoes are at risk of 1080 poison, and foothold traps. We advocate for a co-existence based method of wildlife conservation. Allowing dingoes to do their job as eco-system engineers instead.
- Road Traffic: As traffic increases to the Ningaloo Region, dingoes are falling victim to vehicle strikes more often.
Dingoes are not supposed to look like this. . .
What could happen?
Dingos are facing significant struggles in the wild that threaten their survival.
The extinction of dingoes locally could have profound ecological and cultural implications for the area.
As apex predators, dingoes play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems.
They help control populations of herbivores and other small mammals, which in turn affects vegetation and overall biodiversity. If dingoes were to vanish this shift could disrupt the intricate relationships among species, resulting in cascading effects throughout the ecosystem.
Importance of Dingoes
The Dingo, a native predator in Australia, has often been misunderstood and misrepresented.
The primary native predator on the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia, playing a vital role as an ecosystem engineer and enhancing the wildlife experience for both locals and visitors.
As apex predators, dingoes play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance, helping to control populations of herbivores and other small mammals.
Want to help us make a difference?
Help Us To Achieve Phase 2 of our project by donating!
Make a change for Dingoes Australia Wide now...
Sign this petition to reconsider the approval and registration of 1080: https://www.ban1080.org.au/petition/apvma-review
Sign this petition to ban the importation 1080: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/stop_animal_poisioning
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