Australian Geographic – July-August 2019

ADVENTURE Exploring the spirit of Australia AGS-sponsored photographer Ralph Alphonso has set off on his Asking for Directions expedition during which he will traverse Australia in a purpose-built four-wheel-drive

truck called Brutus. He plans to travel off the beaten track to experience a side of Australia that’s rarely visited and rarely documented, capturing the spirit of this country through its people.

CONSERVATION Dingoes in the Victorian Alps The AGS has sponsored Dr Euan Ritchie and PhD candidate Eilysh Thompson of Deakin University to conduct a scientific project in the Victorian Alps examining how

dingoes affect feral deer and horse numbers and behaviour. They will also look at how this could in turn benefit sensitive alpine plants and animals. Dingo ecology has been studied extensively in arid ecosystems, but there’s much less understanding of their role in other regions, especially alpine environments. Euan’s field experiments so far suggest female deer may be more alert to dingo scent, but further work will continue to examine this and its potential ecological consequences.

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