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Parents of Piper James visit K’gari to farewell daughter and ‘walk where she last walked’ as dingo cull continues

Grieving family of the backpacker will attend a smoking ceremony conducted by the island’s traditional owners

The Guardian - AU

Family arrives to farewell teenager who died on K'gari

The distraught family of a teenager found dead surrounded by dingoes have made the heartbreaking journey to Australia as they look to farewell their daughter.

AAP

Heartbroken parents to fly in for teen's island tribute

The family of a Canadian backpacker found dead near a pack of dingoes will arrive in Australia for a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the site.

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

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.

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Indigenous group outraged after Australia kills dingoes linked to backpacker’s death

Queensland minister says culling dingo pack ‘appropriate for public safety’

The Independent UK

Dad says teen wouldn't want to see dingoes culled

The father of the woman killed by dingoes on K'gari said the teenager loved animals and would have been against a government cull.

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

Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted

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Canadian backpacker’s death poses question for Queensland’s K’gari: can dingoes and tourists coexist?

Coroner is yet to determine the cause of death of Piper James, a 19-year-old Canadian woman found surrounded by dingoes on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Devastated parents speak out after Canadian teen found dead surrounded by dingoes on Australian island

Investigators are yet to conclude whether 19-year-old died from drowning or dingo attack

The Independent UK

Family 'shattered' by teen's death on dream holiday

The devastated family of a teenager who died surrounded by dingoes say their hearts are shattered as they wait for news on the cause of her death.

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Campsites closed as police investigate possible dingo link to death of Canadian on Australian tourist island K’gari

While violent dingo and human interactions have been increasing, police refuse to speculate whether 19-year-old woman drowned or was killed by the wild canids

The Guardian - AU

Dingo attack fears grow after teenager's death

Rangers have increased patrols at a tourist spot after a teenager's body was discovered surrounded by a pack of dingoes following a warning about the wild dogs.

AAP

Woman found dead and surrounded by dingos on popular Australian tourist island

Police working with local rangers, community members, and the environment and science departments to understand what exactly happened

The Independent UK

Dingo That Was Reportedly Stabbed After Biting A Child On K’gari Has Been Euthanised

"The wongari [dingo] has paid the ultimate price,” Butchulla leader Darren Blake said.

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More and more tourists are being attacked by dingoes on Queensland’s K’gari. Can it be stopped?

Four people, including a toddler, have been attacked on the island in recent weeks and there’s still no plan to tackle the issue

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Warning to parents after dingo attacks four-year-old

Rangers are urging parents to be vigilant after a dingo attacked a four-year-old at a popular Queensland tourist destination.

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Patrols increased as dingo attacks man at tourist spot

Rangers have increased patrols and asked visitors to beware after a man was bitten by a dingo, marking the 21st attack of the year at a popular tourist spot.

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Aggressive dingo growling, barking in latest attack

Rangers are trying to locate an aggressive dingo after a woman was bitten on the leg in the latest attack at a popular Queensland tourist destination.

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Tourist spot camping ban proposed after dingo attacks

Families with young children could be banned from camping outside unfenced areas at a popular tourist spot after a spate of dingo attacks.

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Dingoes share pure genes with 3000-year-old ancestors

New research has revealed dingoes have kept their paws to themselves by not breeding with domestic dogs for thousands of years.

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Peat was historically mined overseas because it burns so well. But Australia’s subtropical peat bogs need fire to survive

When I lived in Kalimantan in Indonesia in the 1990s and later in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, I would often wake to toxic, smoke-filled skies. The air would be filled with the distinctive smell of burning peat, as farmers cleared tropical peat swamp forests to make way for oil palm…

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Dingo killed with speargun on tourist island

A man is co-operating with Queensland wildlife officers after a dingo was killed with a speargun at the popular holiday island of K'gari.

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German tourist bitten on leg by dingo at tourist spot

A German tourist has jumped on the bonnet of a car to get away from a dingo after being bitten on the leg in the latest incident on a popular Queensland island.

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Dingoes put the bite on more tourists on Qld island

Dingoes are continuing to terrorise tourists on the Queensland island of K'gari, with two more bitten in separate attacks.

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Young boy bitten in latest dingo attack on island

A dingo has bitten a boy on a Queensland island in the fourth such attack in as many weeks, with the young victim taken by boat to hospital on the mainland.

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