K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is one of Australia’s natural wonders and every year, almost half a million people enjoy its wild and sprawling environment.

But as visitor numbers swell, the question of how tourists coexist with some of the island’s oldest residents, the dingo, becomes more important.

Twenty four years after a nine-year-old boy was fatally mauled by two dingoes on K’gari, strategies to manage the animal - and humans - haven’t stopped attacks from occurring.

Today, we speak with Brisbane Times journalist Courtney Kruk on the story of the dingoes of K’gari/ on the danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari

K&rsquo;gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is one of Australia&rsquo;s natural wonders and every year, almost half a million people enjoy its wild and sprawling environment.
But as visitor numbers swell, the question of how tourists coexist with some of the island&rsquo;s oldest residents, the dingo, becomes more important.
Twenty four years after a nine-year-old boy was fatally mauled by two dingoes on K&rsquo;gari, strategies to manage the animal - and humans - haven&rsquo;t stopped attacks from occurring.
Today, we speak with Brisbane Times journalist Courtney Kruk on the story of the dingoes of K&rsquo;gari/ on the danger that can&rsquo;t be tamed on K&rsquo;gari

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

K’gari dingoes: The danger that can’t be tamed

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