Dingo Petition

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Fraser Island Dingoes

 

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After the sudden death of Clinton Gage at Fraser Island on Monday 30th April

the Queensland Government have instantly ordered for culling of the dingoes

to begin. Up to 28 dingoes so far at Fraser Island have been shot and

disposed of. Queensland Premier Peter Beattie claiming " it is simply

unacceptable for dingoes to be cohabitating or living anywhere in or near

camps or towns " (Herald Sun, 3/5/00) has ordered the culling.

 

Wouldn't it be the other way around, " unacceptable for humans to be

cohabitating the dingoes natural habitat areas " such as Fraser Island and

also Kakadu? " We want nature on our terms. We want to be able to feed

wildlife-but if they hurt us, kill it " (Biologist Tim Low, Saturday Age

5/5/00).

 

Years of human contact has altered the dingoes temperament, erasing their

fear of humans and introducing competition and aggression into their psyche.

This is a tragic situation, but we do have to remember it is due to humans

feeding the dingoes, which has changed their natural eating and social

habits. Visitor numbers to Fraser Island have increased from less than

100,000 in 1980 to 312,000 in 1999-2000 (stated by Fraser Island draft

report). Even though there is the appropriate warning signs around Fraser

Island people are still arriving without knowing the proper behaviour

towards dingoes.

 

Is the answer to this issue simply to lower the numbers of visitors or to

stop visitors all together to Fraser Island completely and allow the dingoes

to roam and live in their natural habitat as it was before humans came to

the mainland? A partial cull has begun, and a risk assessment is due to be

finished in the next month to decide whether all dingoes on the island will

be destroyed. Culling all or some of the dingoes simply is not the solution

for controlling the issue and needs to be stopped before they unfortunately

become another one of our native animals on the endangered species list.

 

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2) Sign the bottom, and

3) Send it to everyone on your distribution lists.

4) If you receive this list with more than 100 names on it, please e-mail

copy of it to: <savethedingo to have all the names emailed and

posted to Queensland Premier Peter Beattie.

 

Any further comments or views on the culling of dingoes at Fraser Island

please let us know about them and forward your messages separately from the

list to <savethedingo. Thankyou very much!

 

1. Kristie Burns, Melbourne, Vic

2. Jim O'Callaghan, Melb,Victoria

3. Tyneil Pretty, Melb, Vic

4. Phil Batty, Melb, Vic

5. Megan Underwood, Melb, Vic

6. Katie Grimshaw, Sydney

7. Rachel Hamilton, Blue Mountains, NSW

8. Gordon Zackeresen,Fraser Island, Qld

9. Garth Howard, Fraser Island, Qld

10. Owen Wheelaghan, Dakabin Qld

11. Stuart Field, Brisbane

12. Steph Squires, London

13. David Knox, London

14. Charlotte Guymer, Brisbane

15. Anna McElrea, Brisbane Qld

16. Melanie McGregor, Brisbane Qld

17. Soren Osterman, Brisbane QLD

18. Ben Brewer, Sydney NSW

19. Luan Hall, Sydney NSW

20. Angie Coulloupas , Brisbane QLD

21. Christine Laouris, Brisbane QLD

22. Maria Karanicolas, Brisbane, Qld.

23. Judith seaton Brisbane QLD

24. Delicia Bone, Brisbane QLD

25. Arlee Bryant Tyagarah NSW

26. Raven Brown, Brisbane, QLD

27. Christine Silvester Currie, Maryvale Qld

28. Ian Currie, Maryvale Qld

29. Janine Hills, Maryvale Qld.

30. Brooke Tranberg, Brisbane Qld

31. Allison Pettit, Boston USA.

32. Lesa Summerville, Brisbane Qld

33. Sonia Greco, Brisbane QLD

34. Kenia Krauer, Brisbane, QLD

35. Daphne Liaskou, QLD

36. Yvette Jeske, QLD

37. Michael Harrison, QLD

38. Katie Bestevaar, QLD

39. Meg Shirley, Qld

40. Bree Shirley, Gold Coast, Qld

41. Amy Cooper, Rockhampton, Qld

42 Christine Fraser Tungamull,Qld

43 Ronald Fraser Tungamull Qld

44 Pat O'Brien, Yeppoon, Qld

42. Kim Stewart, Brisbane, Qld

43. Phil Sydenham, Brisbane, Qld

44. Christine Johnes, Brisbane, Qld

 

 

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