Unique study shows we can train wild predators to hunt alien species they've never seen before
- Written by: Finn Cameron Gillies Parker, PhD candidate, University of Sydney
Bush rat eating a beetle.Larney Grenfell/iNaturalist, CC BY-NCHumans have trained domestic animals for thousands of years, to help with farming, transport, or hunting.
But can we train wild animals to help us in conservation work? Wild animals can be taught to recognise dangerous predators, avoid toxic food, and stay away from people.
However, there...
