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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Andrew Messenger

Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after death of Canadian tourist Piper James

Piper James Andrew Powell Kgari Queensland
Dingo on K'gari beach
A wild pure bred dingo on the beach at K'gari in Queensland. K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is home to an estimated 200 dingoes, which are sacred to the Indigenous Butchulla people. Photograph: Leamus/Getty Images

The dingo pack linked to the death of Canadian tourist Piper James on Australian island K’gari will be destroyed, the Queensland government has announced.

Environment minister Andrew Powell said on Sunday that an entire pack of 10 animals would be euthanised.

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