Thomas Newsome
@newsometm.bsky.social
A/Prof University of Sydney. Researching predator ecology, trophic cascades, biodiversity loss, rewilding and human-wildlife conflict. Occasional rower.
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Are dingoes dogs?
Researchers argue no: dingoes are genetically distinct, reproductively isolated, and on their own evolutionary path:
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
@drcairns.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
#AusMammalogy
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Researchers argue no: dingoes are genetically distinct, reproductively isolated, and on their own evolutionary path:
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
@drcairns.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
#AusMammalogy
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Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path
New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences
theconversation.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Are dingoes dogs?
Researchers argue no: dingoes are genetically distinct, reproductively isolated, and on their own evolutionary path:
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
@drcairns.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
#AusMammalogy
1/4
Researchers argue no: dingoes are genetically distinct, reproductively isolated, and on their own evolutionary path:
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
@drcairns.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
#AusMammalogy
1/4
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#OpenAccess in #AusMammalogy: Taxonomic tangles posed by human association – urgent need for evidence-based review of dingo & domestic dog taxonomy & nomenclature.
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
@drcairns.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
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www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
@drcairns.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
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August 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#OpenAccess in #AusMammalogy: Taxonomic tangles posed by human association – urgent need for evidence-based review of dingo & domestic dog taxonomy & nomenclature.
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
@drcairns.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
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www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
@drcairns.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @howlingdingo.bsky.social @newsometm.bsky.social
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How do dingoes and red foxes respond to pulses of carrion?
We found they both increase activity following increased carrion availability (especially in winter for foxes), with further possible effects on their competitive interactions.
Full details here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
We found they both increase activity following increased carrion availability (especially in winter for foxes), with further possible effects on their competitive interactions.
Full details here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Carrion Increases Landscape‐Scale Scavenger Activity and Interactions
This study explores how carrion availability drives landscape-scale activity and interactions between two facultative scavengers: dingoes and red foxes. Experimental carcass provisioning across two s...
doi.org
August 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
How do dingoes and red foxes respond to pulses of carrion?
We found they both increase activity following increased carrion availability (especially in winter for foxes), with further possible effects on their competitive interactions.
Full details here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
We found they both increase activity following increased carrion availability (especially in winter for foxes), with further possible effects on their competitive interactions.
Full details here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
New piece in The Conversation "Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path"
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
And, open access paper here:
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
Discuss!
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
And, open access paper here:
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
Discuss!
Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path
New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences
theconversation.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New piece in The Conversation "Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path"
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
And, open access paper here:
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
Discuss!
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
And, open access paper here:
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052
Discuss!
Reposted by Thomas Newsome
📢New publication! AWMS members @jordanohampton.bsky.social and @newsometm.bsky.social and their colleagues recently published a paper arguing that One Health efforts should stop short of interfering in predator-prey dynamics. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Preserving predation
Abstract. The One Health concept has been enthusiastically adopted in conservation. However, there are some underrecognized trade-offs that must be navigat
doi.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members @jordanohampton.bsky.social and @newsometm.bsky.social and their colleagues recently published a paper arguing that One Health efforts should stop short of interfering in predator-prey dynamics. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
A nice story for my first post on this platform - a little win for these awesome animals: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Eastern quolls released into NSW bushland
www.sydney.edu.au
April 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
A nice story for my first post on this platform - a little win for these awesome animals: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...