Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an ...

For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they ...

Canadian backpacker Piper James’ body was discovered on the Queensland, Australia island of K'gari on the morning of Jan. 19 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an island in the country's east. The Queensland government said six wild ...