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In the past, some dingoes have been destroyed because other visitors have not always been
Dingo-Safe! Dingoes around camp sites have learnt to scavenge for food, expecting hand-outs from visitors or stealing from picnic tables and tents.
In their continual search for food, dingoes might harass you or your child, or attack your tent.
By being Dingo-Safe! you can help dingoes remain one of Fraser Island’s natural treasures.
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How to be
Dingo-Safe!
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Always stay close to your
children
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Walk in small groups
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Watch dingoes quietly
from a distance
- don’t encourage, excite or coax them.
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Look out for dingoes - stay calm.
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NEVER feed dingoes
directly or indirectly
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Lock up your food stores
and iceboxes.
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Pack away your food scraps.
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Keep fish and bait off the ground.
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Make your tent boring for dingoes
- keep your belongings safe.
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Tell others how to be Dingo-Smart!
Dingoes have become threatening because people
have not been careful with food scraps and stores.
DO NOT FEED THE DINGOES !
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Be
Dingo Aware
Anywhere on Fraser Island, on public or private land, it is an offence to feed a dingo, attract it using food or food waste, or disturb it in any way. Maximum penalty $3000. On-the-spot fines of $225 apply. |
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If you feel threatened by a dingo
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Dingoes
on Fraser Island have become accustomed to
interacting with humans but they are a
wild animal and therefore unpredictable.
If you feel threatened by a dingo;
- Stand up at your full
height
- Face the
dingo
- Fold your arms and keep eye
contact
- If in pairs, stand back to
back
- Calmly back
away
- Confidently call for
help
- Do not run or wave your
arms
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DOWNLOADS
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Information
on this page is derived from the 'Be
Dingo Safe - World Heritage Area Fraser
Island' brochure available from the Queensland
Government Evironmental Protection Agency
/ Qld Parks and Wildlife. A downloadable version is available in PDF format from their
website.
You
can also download a brochure about dingo awareness when camping with children
here.
Thanks to the Queensland Department of Environment
/ Qld Parks & Wildlife Service
PO Box 101, Maryborough QLD 4650
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