Dingo Attack on Fraser Island

I think it’s about time they banned children from Fraser Island.

Personally, I think its time to close the island to visitors or at least impose much higher restrictions on visitor numbers and times of year etc. Sadly however, that won't happen and instead they'll kill the dingoes I suspect.

Curious how the dingo got hold of a baby, seemingly from inside a camper van or attached tent. More to this than reported, so far!

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The latest report is that it was a camper trailer and the dingo probably gained access by "pushing under the canvas wall". It would then appear that the camper had no integral floor.

A parent less experienced with dingos may well consider that the setup would be adequate. Those more experienced would know that dingos can be more cunning and resourceful.

While I can sympathise with what the parents (and the baby) are going through, as before, emotions will escalate, the media will go into a feeding frenzy, the local Hervey Bay Politician (if he is still there) will demand the protection of the lucrative tourist industry (oops sorry, I meant the tourists); like before; and order the extermination of the last of the purest strain of Dingo's left in Australia.

Tourist education and regulation is the key but in much more depth than before. I agreed with the Stalag type dingo fencing solely to protect the dingos.

I first took the kids to Fraser the 70's and lost count of the times since but on our last Dingo encounter south of Wathumba at the time of the last cull we found a beautiful dog with an empty .38 cal cartridge (revolver I suspect) nearby. Another inhuman issue.

The Parks guys and women do a great job but lets see what happens with the future political outcome. The election in May wont help the Dingo's either.

Cheers

Appears the camping setup was a Camper Trailer, not a campervan. Entry to such setup by a dog or dingo is quite easy if there is no seal or pegging down of the bottom of the canvas "door". Our hard floor Camp-o-Matic had such a door and was no barrier to our dog.
Anyone who has visited Kings Canyon will have no difficulty with the idea that a dingo will sneak into a tent, camper trailer, or caravan looking for something to scavenge. A small child would smell quite yummy to a dingo looking for something to eat.

Iza

Well, that will make all those who did'nt believe Lindy eat their words.
whats the answer? If they want people to continue to visit Frazer then it needs some sort of separation. Electric fence? Better education for visitors making it clear there is a real risk? A fenced off area just for campers?
They put in a dingo/rabbit fence across part of OZ, why not one across Fraser.
Culling? No,I would not want them to be culled. Rather ban visitors to the island except day trips under supervision by a guide could be a last resort.