Sentences with phrase «dingo track»

That afternoon, Bester was delighted when we spotted a fresh dingo track — evidence that the dog fence hadn't been entirely successful — but as we descended onto Arkaba land via Bridle Gap, we saw less - welcome animals.

Ecologist Arian Wallach of Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia, was searching for dingo tracks in the Australian outback when she began to wonder why dingoes and foxes have such different ecological impacts in Australia.

Many of the highlights called for a naturalist's magnifying glass rather than a telephoto lens: spotting dingo tracks in an area where they supposedly had been exterminated; learning to identify Salvation Jane, a pretty wildflower that is also a rampantly invasive weed; watching a column of ants bridge a spring - fed trickle by linking their nearweightless bodies into a living pontoon.

Not exact matches

Gregg Borschmann: I also asked Gregory Andrews about the recent field trials at Roxby Downs that found a significant reduction in tracked dingo activity after baiting.

Highlights include: Morning bush walk in Chambers Gorge — visit Blinman copper mine, Parachilna Gorge, Prairie Hotel, Aroona Dam, Leigh Creek open cut mine, Talc Alf, Oodnadatta Track and dingo Fence.

Home to the most pure strain of dingoes remaining in eastern Australia, and one of the best places to see baby humpback whales and their mothers, Fraser Island also has superb scenery, with massive shifting sand blows, sensational swimming spots and thrilling 4WD tracks.

Following the track into the bushes, we find the Red Canyon and warning signs; this is a known haunt of an aggressive dingo (Australia's wild dog, the purest strain of which is found on Fraser Island).