K’gari dingoes involved in death of Canadian backpacker Piper James to be euthanased
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/dingoes-involved-in-k-gari-backpacker-death-to-be-euthanised/106267322
K’gari dingoes involved in death of Canadian backpacker Piper James to be euthanased
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/dingoes-involved-in-k-gari-backpacker-death-to-be-euthanised/106267322
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I get that the dingoes are a problem but were they really involved? It’s like killing the sharks when they kill someone. Idk what the point of it is
That’ll teach ‘em
Fuck this annoys me.
We are in their home. What right do we have to put them down because they pose a risk to humans. It’s tragic that a young woman has died, but the dingoes didn’t kill her.
But she drowned. Did the dingos hold her underwater??
Yeah this is not right, wild animals did wild animal things it’s their environment.
They should not be euthanased at all. These animals were doing what animals do, attending to their version of roadkill.
Piper James likely drowned and as terrible and sad as that is, the Dingoes were doing what Dingoes do.
We should not jump on the Cull bandwagon so quickly.
If this is the clever solution, maybe tourists shouldn’t be going to K’gari.
The dingos are just being animals – why do people insist on getting revenge justice on nature. It’s not like it’s a problem with those specific dingos
did they turn themselves in to authorities?
They’re a tiny population, we should not be further reducing their gene pool.
Tragic she died, but this was entirely preventable by *not going swimming alone on K’gari at 5am*
It is devastating, but I urge tourist to educate themselves before touring in Australia. The first time I went to Australia I bush camped in K’gari. Before boarding the ferry, we had a Ranger who did a 30 minute talk on the dangers we could encounter, the things we should do when facing wildlife and what we shouldn’t do. I am glad I did because I had a close encounter with dingoes twice. Plus, when I have friends and relative visiting us in Australia, the first thing I tell them is the danger of swimming in the Pacific Ocean. We have the Atlantic Ocean but not as vicious as the Pacific and its rips. I did competitive swimming and almost drowned at the Entrance on my first trip here. I got lucky I realised what was happening and just let myself drift until I could swim again. I was exhausted and I really thought it was the end of me. Please, read, listen to people and educate yourself. Australia is no Disneyland.
So Wrong, we’re in their territory, they shouldn’t be culled. Can’t blame wild animals for doing wild animal things
What the?… they didnt kill her.
The beatings will continue until morale improves!?… I mean… Bark bark bark… Make it make Sense…
I thought the poor girl drowned.
That’s bullshit. They’re wild animals, and she drowned – the authorities should leave them the fuck alone.
How are those particular dingoes going to be identified? Genuinely asking. I hate that this decision was taken but is it even possible to pin point the exact set of dingoes ?
Nobody wants this.
Why? Because a predator tried to eat prey in its environment ? Oh ok .. 👍
I thought she drown? The dingos were just doing dingo things after the fact
Why are we punishing the dingoes over the actions of one stupid human?
She fked around, and unfortunately found out.
This is so dumb. None of the evidence suggests the dingos did anything other than chew on a body that washed up.
Such an awful way to die for this young woman. She had her whole life ahead of her.
If dingoes are learning to herd people in the ocean to drown them, then something definitely needs to happen — ( [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTxMUNNEZv2/](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTxMUNNEZv2/) ). This link shows just one dingo doing keeping a father and his two young sons in the ocean. A group of 10-12 dingoes would keep anyone in the water (such as the group that surrounded Piper James)
So it seems that something should have been done way before this. To keep people well behind a totally sectioned-off area and keep dingoes in their own space — avoiding a situation where dingoes must be euthanised. People and dingoes should not mix on K’gari — at all. Keep dingoes wild.
Yes it’s the dingoes home. We could leave the whole island to them and not allow people there at all. It’s also true that we live in the home of koalas, and our pet dogs are killing them — on our farms and in our suburban backyards, when koalas venture there. We’re also killing koalas by cutting down their trees for industry, farming and housing subdivisions.
It’s all a balancing act of people and wild animals.
Wild animals do wild animal things, and are killed for it….
Tourists need to be locked out or limited. No fuckwits allowed
Has anyone consulted a Elder?
So the article says the Crisafulli government has decided to take this action without consulting the traditional owners and without respecting the wishes of the deceased’s family.
Dingoes are crucial to their ecosystems and are a protected species. We have no way of knowing what actually happened and how many dingoes were involved in the events leading up to her death. How the hell can the government decide to cull an entire pack without going through the due processes?
WTF does this solve?
why???? it’s not their fucking fault for being animals!!