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Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely

After the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James on K’gari (Fraser Island) on January 19, a coroner found the 19–year–old had been bitten by dingoes while she was still alive, but the most ...

Rise in dingo attacks on Queensland’s K’gari sparks debate about visitor numbers and behaviour

A 23-year-old woman was attacked by a pack of dingoes while jogging near Orchid Beach about 9.15am on Monday — the latest in ...
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The apex predator that rules Australia without being native

The dingo is Australia’s largest terrestrial predator despite not being native to the continent. After arriving thousands of years ago, it spread across the entire mainland in just a century. Since ...
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Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely

Bradley Smith is an unpaid director of the Australian Dingo Foundation, a non-profit environmental charity that advocates for dingo conservation. He is also a member of the International Union for the ...