Flipboard Science Desk<p>There are an estimated 1 billion domesticated dogs in the world. So it’s no surprise that humans hold them in such high regard. But our beloved dogs are the most common large predator in the world and “have a far greater, more insidious and more concerning effect on wildlife and the environment than we would like to be the case.” Read more from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceAlert</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/mnLgVG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/mnLgVG</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Predators</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>