{"id":2173203,"date":"2024-02-13T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2173203"},"modified":"2024-01-21T08:50:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T07:50:57","slug":"girl-7-is-bitten-by-a-dingo-on-kgari-after-her-mother-stopped-to-take-a-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/girl-7-is-bitten-by-a-dingo-on-kgari-after-her-mother-stopped-to-take-a-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 7, is bitten by a dingo on K’gari after her mother stopped to take a photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

It marks the latest incident involving children and dingoes at Fraser Island, which has the Indigenous name K’gari.<\/p>\n

The girl’s family were waiting in their vehicle for a barge on the island on Thursday when they saw a dingo near the landing.<\/p>\n

The mother got out of the car to take a photo of the animal but was unaware that the seven-year-old child had also exited.<\/p>\n

The girl became frightened when the dingo approached her and ran.<\/p>\n

“The dingo followed and bit the girl on the thigh before nearby people chased the dingo away,” a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service statement said.<\/p>\n

The child is set to receive medical treatment once the family returns to the mainland.<\/p>\n

Rangers are investigating the incident and are attempting to identify the animal.<\/p>\n

It was the fourth incident in weeks involving dingoes on the island.<\/p>\n

On December 10, a five-year-old girl was bitten on the thigh after moving away from her group and running from a dingo near Wathumba beach.<\/p>\n

The next day, a boy was chased into the water by a dingo after he ran from the animal.<\/p>\n

A week later, a 12-year-old boy was bitten on the leg while his parents were about 10m away.<\/p>\n

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It was the fourth incident in weeks involving dingoes on K’gari (pictured)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A series of incidents earlier in 2023 led rangers to euthanise a dingo that had bitten a woman on the thigh while she was visiting the island.<\/p>\n

Rangers have rejected calls to cull dingoes on K’gari, blaming visitor behaviour for the spike in incidents.<\/p>\n

QPWS has reminded people to be “dingo safe” by walking in groups, camping in fenced areas and not running on the heritage-listed island.<\/p>\n

Children should be kept under constant supervision and within arm’s reach on K’gari.<\/p>\n

QPWS said it was also important to keep all food, rubbish and bait locked up and never to feed the animals.<\/p>\n

The Queensland government invested an additional $2 million this financial year to help boost public safety on K’gari.<\/p>\n

This article<\/a> by Emma Cam was first published by The Daily Mail on 4 January 2024. Lead Image:\u00a0A seven-year-old girl has been bitten by a dingo after her mother tried to take a photo of the animal at at Fraser Island, which has the Indigenous name K’gari (stock image).<\/em><\/p>\n

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