The Victorian government in Australia recently made a reckless decision that puts dingoes at risk of extinction. A government order has extended the right to kill dingoes across large parts of eastern Victoria until 2028, threatening the survival of this keystone species. Sign the petition to urge the Victorian government to rescind the harmful order […]
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Alpine dingoes at risk of extinction after Victorian government extends right to cull
Traditional owners and dingo advocates say a Victorian government decision extending the right to kill dingoes on private and public land until 2028 could threaten local populations with extinction. A government order, which took effect on Tuesday, declared dingoes were “unprotected wildlife” under the state’s Wildlife Act. The ruling means dingoes can be killed by […]
Dingo killed with speargun on K’gari amid spate of sightings
A man is accused of killing a dingo with a speargun at a popular Queensland holiday spot. Wildlife officers said the man had used the speargun after the dingo lingered around a camp site at night on K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island. Queensland’s Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the killing had occurred […]
Dingo that attacked two children and a man on K’gari is euthanised to protect the public – but the move has sparked outrage among animal lovers
A dingo that attacked two children and a man on the Queensland island of K’gari in recent weeks has been euthanised. Queensland’s Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the dingo was humanely euthanised on Tuesday afternoon to protect the public. ‘The tagged dingo has displayed increasingly dangerous behaviour including two separate attacks in recent […]
Man bitten by dingo in another attack on popular island
A man has been bitten on the leg by a dingo in the third attack in as many weeks at a popular Queensland tourist spot. The man was standing next to his car in the Hook Point barge area at Fraser Island, which has the Indigenous name K’gari, when a dingo approached after 10am on […]
K’gari dingo attack: Second young girl this month attacked at popular Queensland holiday destination
A young girl has been hospitalised with severe injuries after she was attacked by a dingo on a popular Queensland holiday island. The primary school-aged victim suffered ‘significant’ bites to her legs and buttocks while swimming at Hook Point on K’gari, formerly Fraser Island, at about 12.30pm on Friday. Paramedics rushed the girl from the […]
Girl, 7, is bitten by a dingo on K’gari after her mother stopped to take a photo
A seven-year-old girl has been bitten by a dingo after her mother tried to take a photo of the animal at a popular Queensland tourist spot. It marks the latest incident involving children and dingoes at Fraser Island, which has the Indigenous name K’gari. The girl’s family were waiting in their vehicle for a barge […]
K’gari: Crazed dingo bites girl, 5, on the thigh before another of the wild dogs chases a little boy into the ocean at holiday hotspot
Rangers are investigating two encounters between children and dingoes on the popular holiday destination of K’gari in recent days. A five-year-old girl was bitten on the thigh after running from a dingo near Wathumba beach, on the Queensland sand island, around 3pm on Sunday. The girl had moved away from a large group of people […]