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Bradley P. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia

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

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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 likely cause of death was drowning.

Days later, the Queensland government announced it would cull the entire pack of ten dingoes seen near where Piper’s body was found. Most of those animals have now been killed.

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