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• 4WD

Be dingo-safe! on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island)

• Help protect dingoes and stay safe
• Dingo threats or attacks
• Never feed dingoes
• Always stay within arm’s reach of children, even small teenagers
• Walk in groups
• Do not run. Running or jogging can trigger a negative dingo interaction
• Camp in fenced areas when possible
• Lock up your food stores and iceboxes (even on a boat)
• Pack away your food scraps
• Dispose of rubbish correctly
• Store fish and bait correctly
• Be dingo-safe at the lakes
• Read and heed safety messages and signs
• What is food to a dingo?
• Related information

Help protect dingoes and stay safe

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) takes safety seriously. Keeping people as safe as possible, and alerting them to dangers, helps everyone on K’gari to work, live and visit safely.

Keeping the dingoes safe on K’gari is important too. The island is big enough—166,000 ha—to prevent inbreeding and is isolated enough to prevent cross-breeding. The role of Fraser Island Dingo Conservation and Risk Management Strategy is to provide a range of management strategies to promote the best outcomes for both human safety and dingo welfare on K’gari.

The dingoes on K’gari roam all over the island. QPWS has installed dingo-deterrent fencing around most townships, the Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village, K’gari Educational and Cultural Centre, Cathedral Beach camping area, and most of the QPWS camping areas (except the beach camping areas).

Never leave anything lying around, as dingoes are curious. Even small oversights can make dingoes more fearless. Your actions can make a difference.

Help protect dingoes and stay safe when you’re on K’gari. Follow the guidelines below and be dingo-safe!

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