K'gari dingos

That is one island that needs to be shut down to tourists to protect the environment and wildlife including the dingo's, I would support the indigenous to shut it down, and hope one day they will, not for them, but for the environment out there.

In all my travels I have never been approached by a dingo in the wild, only at main public campsites near popular attractions. Now we choose to camp remote. No problem

And it isn't the Dingoes that are the problem!

We have just been camping in the beautiful Bunya Mountains in Qld and they have black and tan dingos that comes right up to your camp in the National Park. I tried to shoo one away and he honestly growled at me and sat down. The lady camped besides us was having a chat with us at the time and she wasn't too impressed and rang the ranger. Later the next day I was chatting to the locals and got the dingos names and found out HE had a pup nearby. Parks had done a big cull over COVID and Danny the dingo was the only breeding family left. He was gorgeous but they are far too tame and expecting a steak for dinner which makes them a little aggitated when they don't get their way. I would not have been so blaise had I had young kids with me. I little chased him away and he kept coming back and was a daily visitor. I agree, that closing camping in areas likes K'gari is the best solution - that is a very unique location and those dingoes in particular are unique. Time will tell.
BTW - we are literally opposite K'gari now but will not be visiting, having had a wonderful visit way back 27 years ago. It wouldn't be the same and don't need to spoil our memories. This area of Qld is having a major heatwave just now so going south in a hurry soon.
MM

To many people go there and the buildings should NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED. All done for money for someone. The problems might be the Dingo's who control it all. No offence to the any 4 legged Dingo!

There was mentioned in the press about 5 odd years ago that National Parks QLD were contemplating limiting the amount of visitors to K'gari due to the visitors / camper numbers starting becoming a problem.
I have visited the island on several occasions since the 1990's and on the last visit 2010, it was getting uncomefortably crowded in some campsites, some 4wders were becoming a issue on tracks and disregarding the oneway rules, speeding along the main beach, some kids running around the main beach unsupervised. I saw one such idiot try to race drag a plane whilst it was taking off..that was enough for me...I was out...haven't been back since.

Shut the place down. Full of idiots and weekend warriors. So many dropkicks getting around with no respect for anyone or anything. Its about time man started to care about our environment for future generations.

Have never been to K'gari.

Over the past few years we have had quite a few close encounters with dingos, but not in places where they have become accustomed to humans...... apart from the one who stole a shoe left outside whilst camping in Karijini.

We have generally found them to be inquisitive, self assured & often playful. Our accomodation in the Iron Range rainforest looked out onto an embankment with the treeline immediately behind it. On numerous occasions a dingo would wander past as we lay in bed looking out. It could hear our movements but could only see it's own reflection in the french doors, & delighted us by playing with it's reflection. At Moreton Telegraph Station we would often see lone dingos wandering by in the open, but had a visit, underneath the raised house, from a family of young pups exploring 'their' territory one night, until a parent, further away inside the treeline howled to alert them to us turning on the lights. Many more encounters, some just feet away. Never felt threatened, but always just felt privileged without need to do anything other than watch on.

I have camped on K’Gari Fraser Island twice, first time back in the mid 1990’s. Very different back then, you could still camp at Lake McKenzie back then which we did. The second time was in 2012. More people, the access track from Rainbow Beach to Inskip Point was in worse condition. The “go around” tracks where the rocks come down to the waters edge along the 75 Mile Beach were in much worse condition. It was not as enjoyable as it was back in the mid 1990’s.

I do not think closing off the Island completely is the answer, but I do think limiting access would be a good idea. I also think better education for those wanting to access the island might be worth trying. Perhaps an online test with suitable questions regarding dingoes and other K’gari specific questions be initiated when applying for your permit.

Macca.

The dingo's had plenty of food when the other feral animals (goats and horses) where there and so bred up. Then the NP's removed the other feral animals and the dingo's moved to the beaches foraging for food and started being fed by some campers which led to their aggression around campers. The only solution till natural attrition takes place is to feed them or cull them.

I started camping on Fraser in 1978 . Back then the Brumbies were more of a danger than the dingoes.
When those Stallions were fighting over their harems, they would run through your tent ropes biting each other on the bum.
I used to camp on the south bank of Ely Creek where the toilets are now, and taught the kids to swim by chucking em in the creek. They loved it.
My observation is that dingoes react to mistreatment or stupidity. I have seen people kick sand in their faces for amusement. One incident in I think the 90s. There was a bitch with 4 pups on the south end near the ferry. There were English tourist kids chasing around the pups. The next day headlines . Dingo bites child!
Those were the days. I will not go back now. I see enough idiots if I go up the coloured sands to Rainbow and see bogans in Hiluxes go through the rocks with surf over the cab.

Not sure why everybody tries to protect dingoes, they are only a recent arrival in Australia. The experts tell us they come from Asia and have only been here a few thousand years.

We visited Fraser Island a few months ago and had encounters with Dingoes every day but they were never aggressive or intimidating.

I would be in favor of limiting numbers greatly and maybe more camera surveillance to enable bad behavior to be penalised.

Generally, spot a dingo outside a National Park, and they can't get away from you quick enough. Why? Because they quite rightly know humans are the apex predator. I think that message needs to be conveyed within the national parks, in a relatively humane manner. In the long run, it'd be better for people and dingoes.