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Dingoes are Australia's only native canid and play an important role as an apex predator, keeping natural systems in balance.
Why are dingoes important to the environment?
The dingo is one of the strongest examples known of the ecological role of an apex predator. Dingoes regulate the populations of smaller predators and wild herbivores, thereby protecting small animals from overpredation and vegetation from overgrazing.
What would happen if dingoes went extinct?
With the disappearance of the purebred dingo comes the loss of an important part of the region's ecosystem as well as a greater chance of environmental destruction by invasive species such as foxes and feral cats.
