In search of Namadgi’s dingoes
The controversial photo by Trevor Costa posted on NPA social media in March

Research is being conducted to better understand the numbers and genetic purity of dingoes in Namadgi National Park.

Researcher James Vandersteen, who is doing a PhD on dingo numbers and behaviour, has been exploring the national park to try to find them.

 Mr Vandersteen believes there could be at least a couple of hundred dingoes in Namadgi but relatively little is known about them in the Canberra region, other than signifying features such as their often atypical coat colours.

 In March, a social media post from the NPA ACT suggested the Namadgi dingoes, with their atypical coat colours, are particularly polarising.

The post featured a photo of a black-and-white dingo in bushland that was verified by ACT Parks and Wildlife.

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