The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) has issued another reminder to visitors and residents on K’gari (Fraser Island) to keep children under constant supervision.
This follows a recent incident in which a child was bitten by a dingo.
In a statement, the QPWS said two boys aged four and five were near a car at a home at Orchid Beach when they were approached by a dingo.
The dingo sniffed the five-year-old boy, and the children ran towards the house when the four-year-old boy was bitten on the thigh.
“The boy received two small red marks and a slight graze to his thigh, but didn’t require medical treatment,” the QPWS said.
“The parents chased the dingo into the bush, and it snarled at them and didn’t want to leave the area.”
The service said its rangers were investigating to try and determine which dingo was involved.
“Residents and visitors to the island, particularly the Orchid Beach area, are advised a dingo pack is approaching people for food,” it said.
“It’s believed the dingo pack has been inadvertently or deliberately fed by residents and visitors, and has lost its natural wariness of people.”
The QPWS reminded people to be dingo safe and not to feed or interact with dingos, as this could contribute to their habituation and cause them to become aggressive while seeking food.
