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Australia Announces Cull of Dingoes that Circled Canadian Woman's Body on Beach
Queensland authorities will euthanise a pack of about 10 dingoes after observing aggressive behavior and deeming them a public safety risk following a backpacker's death.
- On Sunday, the Department of the Environment, Tourism and Science and Innovation said Queensland government will humanely euthanise a pack of dingoes involved in Piper James' death, deeming them an unacceptable public safety risk after observing aggressive behaviour.
- Initial autopsy findings showed physical evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites, while preliminary assessments indicated pre-mortem bites were not likely to have caused immediate death.
- Police said Piper James was found on Seventy Five Mile Beach on K'Gari just after 5am, surrounded by about 10 dingoes with extensive post-mortem bite marks.
- James's family is expected to bring her remains home next week while QPWS rangers track and remove the dingoes over several weeks with no public safety risk, and patrols plus safety messaging continue.
- The decision highlights a conflict between protecting dingoes and public safety as advocates urge visitor caps amid estimates of 800,000 visitors versus the official 500,000 on K'Gari.
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In an online statement, a spokesperson from the government's Ministry of Environment and Tourism said it was aware of initial autopsy findings suggesting dingo bites were likely not James's immediate cause of death.
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