Using guardian dogs to protect threatened species

这个项目探索是否可以使用守护犬来减少对受威胁的本土野生动物的捕食。守护犬是一种古老的犬类，它们与牲畜生活在一起，保护它们免受野生动物的捕食。该项目旨在测量守护犬对野猫和红狐的分布和行为的影响，并监测在守护犬在场的情况下重新引入东部横斑土拔鼠的试验。它旨在为澳大利亚最重要的保护问题之一提供一个创新的解决方案：在有入侵掠食者的开放景观中重新引入受威胁物种的尝试一直失败。

This project explores whether guardian dogs can be used to reduce predation on threatened native wildlife. Guardian dogs are ancient breeds of dogs that live with livestock and protect them from wild predators. The project aims to measure the impacts of guardian dogs on distribution and behaviour of feral cats and red foxes, and monitor trial reintroductions of eastern barred bandicoots in the presence of guardian dogs. It aims to provide an innovative solution to one of Australia's most significant conservation problems: the persistent failure of attempts to reintroduce threatened species to open landscapes with invasive predators.