Dogs putting 200 animal species at risk in ‘major threat’ to wildlife, scientists warn

• Staff Reporter

Good boys... or threat to vulnerable species? ( Getty ) 

“Man’s best friend” they may be. But for wildlife, the domestication and proliferation of dogs has had a disastrous impact.

Following rats and cats, dogs are now the third worst human-introduced predator in some parts of the world.

There are an estimated 1 billion dogs living around the globe, and they are now believed to threaten almost 200 species worldwide, including some critically endangered animals, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/dogs-animal-species-extinct-risk-feral-cats-rats-humans-science-a8777811.html