2007 11/21 Dingo Sighting!

As soon as we arrived Fraser Island from the ferry our park ranger pointed out a female Dingo and her 3 pups on the beach. Dingoes are genetically different from the domestic dogs we are familiar with. They are not treated as pets - they are wildlife. Descending from Asian Wolves they still hunt for food and are predatory animals. Dingos living on Fraser Island are genetically pure brought here thousands of years ago by the Aboriginal people. They have not cross-bred to dogs since dogs are not allowed on the island.

Dingoes will attack when provoked and it is against the law to feed them or capture them. Just a few years ago 2 young boys were teasing a dingo on the beach. The dingo chased them, biting them as they fled. The oldest boy was bitten severely on the back of his legs and bled to death before he could be rescued. When you look at them they are quite thin - as they need to be fast to catch their prey.