The wavey, inflatable people often used to attract the attention of customers to businesses like used car yards have found a new use in dingo management in Australia.
The CQUniversity study showed that oversized, inflatable human effigies, which researchers have since dubbed ‘Fred-a-scare’, could deter captive dingoes from accessing food, providing some hope that dingoes and humans can coexist successfully without resorting to lethal management techniques.
Lead researcher Dr Bradley Smith talks about the potential impact of this quirky research for livestock producers, campgrounds and mining operations.
This is the ninth episode of CQUniversity’s podcast series: IMPACT, exploring groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts.
IMPACT | S2 | Ep 4 | Growing health and wellbeing with First Nations languages
IMPACT | S2 | Ep 3 | Positive parenting for sporting success
IMPACT | S2 | Ep 2 | Taking classroom tech beyond the ‘wow‘ factor
IMPACT | S2 | Ep 1 | Hacking habits to improve health
IMPACT research podcast - Series 2 trailer
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The Bulb | S2 | Ep 6 | We met in Morocco: Professor Hilary Haldine and Professor Annabel Taylor
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 5 | Good people in the world: Jude Marshall
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 4 | The story of Jessica: Vicki Lowik
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 3 | Beyond the top of the mountain: Betty Taylor
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 2 | The isolation of family violence: responding to adolescent-to-parent abuse: David Burck
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 1 | Exploring team responses to sexual assault: Dr Megan Greeson
IMPACT | Ep 11 | Understanding gambling harms in Australian community
IMPACT | Ep 10 | Underbelly and beyond, does TV shape police procedure?
The Bulb | Ep 6 | On the shoulders of giants: Dr Anne Butcher
IMPACT | Episode 8 | Supporting industry to innovate with AgTech
IMPACT | Episode 7 | Slowing the flow could solve Australian water issues
The Bulb | Ep 5 | In her own words: the Pauline Woodbridge story
IMPACT | Episode 6 | Sleep biodata key to COVID-19 challenges
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