Indigenous group outraged after Australia kills dingoes linked to backpacker’s death - Queensland minister says culling dingo pack ‘appropriate for public safety’ ...

Australian authorities said six wild dogs were put down after 19-year-old backpacker Piper James's body was found at a beach on the island of K'gari.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dingoes have been implicated in the death of a young Canadian woman on the Australian island of K'gari (WILLIAM WEST) (WILLIAM ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Australian dingo photographed at the Australian Wildlife Park near Sydney. (Credit: Russell Mcphedran) On Jan. 19, 2026, the ...

After the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James on K’gari (Fraser Island) on January 19, a coroner found the 19–year–old had been bitten by dingoes while she was still alive, but the most ...

A Canadian backpacker found dead on an Australian beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes underestimated the danger of the island predator, her family says. Piper James, 19, was working on Queensland's ...

Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...

Burial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as pets. By Franz Lidz This article is part of our Pets special section on ...

Australian authorities euthanised a group of dingoes following the death of a Canadian backpacker on K’gari, angering traditional owners and triggering warnings from wildlife experts that the move ...