
%0 Journal Article
%A Meek, Paul D. 
%T The movement, roaming behaviour and home range of free-roaming domestic dogs, <emph type="2">Canis lupus familiaris</emph>, in coastal New South Wales
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1999/09/17
%V 26
%N 6
%P 847-855
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR97101
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR97101 
%X In this study 10 free-roaming domestic dogs from an Aboriginal community were radio-collared to determine the sizes of their home ranges and to observe their wandering behaviour. Half of the radio-tagged dogs went on wandering forays, while the other five roamed only within the vicinity of the community. Home-range size was highly variable within the study group: the mean for the wandering dogs was 927 ha whereas that of the sedentary dogs was 2.6 ha. Dogs travelled 8&#8211;30 km on forays. All forays were initiated at night and those that were recorded had an average duration of 26 h. Foray destinations were usually riparian habitats where macropod quarry were abundant. 
