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Family puppy found to be endangered dingo species

DNA testing revealed a the adopted dog was actually an endangered alpine dingo. - by Chadielle Fayad
  • 07 Nov 2019

A puppy adopted by a woman in Victoria was discovered to be the endangered Australian alpine dingo.

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The Bright resident found the puppy yelping in her backyard in August - later learning an eagle dropped it there, according to The Daily Mail.

Friends of the woman pointed out the animal - known as Wandi - looked like a dingo, prompting her to take him for testing.

A DNA test from the University of New South Wales confirmed the animal was, in fact, the rare Australian alpine dingo.

Adopted puppy found to be endangered Australian alpine dingo

A puppy adopted by a woman in Victoria was found to be the endangered Australian alpine dingo.

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What's more, Wandi may become part of the Australian Dingo Foundation's breeding program.

"For us, he is going to be a very valuable little thing depending on his eventual development and the way he continues to get along with everybody else in the sanctuary," Lyn Watson, Director of the Australian Dingo Foundation told The Daily Mail.

Adopted puppy found to be endangered Australian alpine dingo

Wandi is likely to become part of the Australian Dingo Foundation's breeding program.

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Watson was also able to provide an explanation for the dingo's presence in the woman's backyard.

"We believe Wandi was stolen by an eagle and dropped as he had sustained wounds on his back, and his nails were worn down suggesting he had travelled far on foot before being found," she said

Adopted puppy found to be endangered Australian alpine dingo

Wandi was dropped by an eagle in a backyard in Bright, Victoria.

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The alpine dingo is a highly endangered species found in the eastern seaborn areas where 80 per cent of Australian's live, according to Australian Museum.

The decreasing habitat of the alpine dingo combined with its persecution is pushing the animal close to extinction, so it's lucky Wandi was found in safe hands.

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