Fraser Island was once a a happy and healthy environment, the dingo shared his territory with visitors and residents and all benefited from this close and harmonious relationship.
In 1992 the Island was World Heritage listed and the Qld. State Government took control, realising the money making potential, the tourist dollar took precedence over the protection of the Flora and Fauna.
The dingo became a nuisance, and so the Fraser Island Dingo Management Strategy was formulated.
This strategy was the beginning of the end for the dingo… dumps, where the animals foraged, were closed, the Traditional owners, fishermen and residents were forbidden to feed the animals, native food became scarce, and when a young boy was tragically killed in 2001 by a starving dingo the government seized on the opportunity to eliminate the animals.
Download and read the rest:
SFID_Newsletter_Jan-March_2011.pdf
And:
Win News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwXmFZPpKtE
http://www.abc.net.au/austory/specials/dogsofwar/default.htm
