Dingo management in Australia has long been a controversial issue, with a strong us-versus-them mentality existing at various times between pastoralists, ecologists and conservationists.

But recently, DNA research has confirmed that the majority of Australia’s dingoes are pure native dingo, not hybrid species.

So what does this mean for the next chapter of our country’s dingo debate?

Related: Outcast: the plight of the dingo

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