Using guardian dogs to protect threatened species

该项目探讨了是否可以使用监护犬来减少对受威胁的本地野生动物的捕食。守护犬是一种古老的狗，与牲畜一起生活，保护它们免受野生掠食者的侵害。该项目旨在测量监护犬对野猫和红狐分布和行为的影响，并监测在监护犬在场的情况下重新引入东部斑袋狸的试验。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：试图将受威胁的物种重新引入到有入侵捕食者的开放景观中的尝试一直失败。

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.