Science Events in Adelaide

The Royal Society of South Australia is pleased to invite you to its April meeting and scientific presentation. This month we welcome Dr. Bradley Smith as our guest speaker, presenting a talk titled: Dingoes: Beyond the wild dog myth. Dr Smith is a recognised expert on dingo behaviour, human-dingo interactions, and non-lethal management. His research focuses on canine behaviour and cognition, especially dingoes, and on human-animal relationships in both wild and domestic settings. Over the past two decades, Dr Smith has conducted research on dingoes across Australia, working with free-ranging populations in Ngarkat Conservation Park in South Australia, the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara in Western Australia, the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory, Myall Lakes National Park in New South Wales, and K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) in Queensland. He has also undertaken cognitive and behavioural studies with captive dingoes in controlled settings. His work has advanced understanding of dingo behaviour, ecology, taxonomy, and the drivers of human-dingo conflict, while informing management and coexistence approaches in collaboration with government, industry, community organisations, and Indigenous ranger groups.