Canis lupus dingo

Dingos are best described as a wild animal being descended from a rewilded dog. Some dingos were the dogs of Aboriginal Australians, but there were many wild populations at the time as well. The dog they descended, New Guinea Singing Dog, has a similar relationship to humans, with some populations being wild and some being domesticated, with some crossover between. This is not necessarily the normal relationship between indigenous peoples and dogs, as in other places around the world feral dog populations were rarer rather than an established local population. Despite having mostly been wild and not being compatible as a modern pet due to their attitude and taste for child flesh, they are still considered feral dogs. However, they are protected as a wild, endemic Australian animal is. Perhaps it is best if scientists reconsider rewilding as a serious concept that can happen in the wild, over thousands of years, on its own.