Using ancient DNA, scientists found that most dingoes remain largely pure with only small amounts of dog ancestry.

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 ...

A new genetic test has revealed that most of the free-roaming canines in Australia, often labeled "wild dogs," carry a ...

Ranchers and landowners consider dingoes pests, while conservationists say they are vitally important to Australia's ecosystem. Jason Edwards via Getty Images Dingoes are a quintessentially Australian ...

For decades, crossbreeding between dingoes and dogs has been considered the greatest threat to dingo conservation. Previous DNA studies suggested pure dingoes were virtually extinct in Victoria and ...