US Edition‘Not What She’d Want’: Parents of K’gari Backpacker Oppose Dingo Cull After Daughter’s Death
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service euthanised nine dingoes after preliminary autopsy suggested drowning, citing aggressive behaviour and public safety risks on K'gari.
- On January 19, Piper James, 19, Canadian tourist, was found surrounded by dingoes near the Maheno Wreck on K'gari; Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers euthanised nine dingoes last week.
- Preliminary autopsy findings show drowning was likely the cause, with pre-mortem dingo bites ruled out; following this, QPWS rangers deemed the identified dingo pack an unacceptable public safety risk.
- Piper's parents, Todd and Angela James, oppose harming dingoes, stressed she loved animals, and said her body will be repatriated next week to Campbell River.
- Rangers have closely monitored the pack this week and observed aggressive behaviour, and the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation said dingoes involved in Monday's incident will be humanely euthanised to ensure public safety.
- Experts warned the cull could destabilise ecosystems, with Dr Daniel Hunter saying, 'You can't just take out the top predator and expect there to be no ecological repercussions'; they urged education and Indigenous consultation instead.
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