### [2017-04-30](/feed/2017/04/30/index.md)

##### University of Papua
# Zoologists led by the University of Papua announce the first sighting of a pack of New Guinea highland wild dogs in the wild of New Guinea, near the Grasberg mine, in over four decades. 




### Sources:

1. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-30/dingo-relative-rediscovered-in-papua-new-guinea-highlands/8463208)

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