A wild dog, also known as a dingo, hangs from a tree after being killed in the Namadgi National Park, Canberra, in this file photo. Dingoes are part dog, part wolf, and a last remnant of Asia's ancestor to modern dogs. Their place in Australian folklore was secured by a sensational 1980's murder case involving baby Azaria Chamberlain, whose parents said she was taken by a dingo. But now a new battle for this wild animal looms with landowners of drought-ravaged farms battling with environmentalists over their survival, with 'militarised zones' being drawn to protect the vulnerable sheep flocks from Australia's top predator.
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