Is this the path to human injury by a dingo?
This morning, at site 3, the dingo dug out the blue metal path and ripped up the weed mat underlay.
This dingo becomes aggressive for no apparent reason, other than it is not receiving a food hand out, similar to what it has received from other humans.
Here is an extract, from the Fraser Island dingoes safety guide:
“Watch out! This wongari (Dingo) is approaching in a dominant stance, head down but staring determinedly, ears forward and alert and tail curled up”.
Looks similar, doesn’t it. Fed by humans and encroaching the verandah steps at site 3 Websters Creek Community.
When dingoes are fed by humans, they lose their natural shyness and fear of people. Learning to take food from people changes the way they forage and can lead to them to be reliant on handouts.
Dingoes can quickly become highly territorial and exhibit increased aggression towards domestic pets and people.
It’s imperative that we have the support of the community in practicing dingo-safe behaviours and sharing the message to not approach, encourage, or feed the dingoes.
Dingoes are expert hunters, but because they’re naturally lean, people think they’re undernourished. They’re not meant to look like a domestic pet and they are highly capable of looking after themselves.
According to Parks and Wildlife Australia; “Dingoes have bitten humans, occasionally quite severely, and are capable of killing people. Feeding a dingo, even just once, has serious consequences for people and the dingo.
In trying to take food or gain dominance, dingoes will bite and maul, in one such incident a small child was tragically killed”.
Meow has repeatedly been intimidated, by this partly domesticated dingo trying to gain dominance. It has been a daily event. We are concerned, that the animal is increasing its dominance testing, and could soon cause Meow an injury.