Science
Dingoes have gotten bigger over the last 80 years, and pesticides might be to blame – Phys.org
Dingoes have gotten around 6-9 percent bigger over the past 80 years, new research from UNSW and the University of Sydney shows—but the growth is only happening in areas where poison baiting is used.
Dingoes have gotten around 6-9 percent bigger over the past 80 years, new research from UNSW and the University of Sydney showsbut the growth is only happening in areas where poison baiting is used.
The findings, published in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society over the weekend, compared the sizes of dingoes that lived in three baited regions (Kalgoorlie, Pilbara and pastoral South Australia), with those from an unbaited region that stretched from Northern Territory to South Australia…
-
Noosa News24 hours agoHeartbreaking CCTV shows father and son moments before fatal crash in Regents Park, Queensland
-
Noosa News23 hours agoFamily’s heartbreak after Trevor Doyle found dead in park in Logan
-
General23 hours agoTwo men involved in fatal helicopter accident charged over stealing crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park
-
General10 hours agoQueensland announced as 2027 Women’s Softball World Cup host in first Australian event since 1965