I personally know of a Dingo called Sox who was the resident dingo at Eurong Beach resort when i worked there some years ago.

Sox never hurt anyone, at worst it would run off with a leather sandal or two to chew on.

Rangers tried to shoot Sox with a small calibre rifle unsuitable for a quick kill and Sox ran off into the scrub.

Sox was found some days later still alive under it’s favourite tree with a large hole in it’s head where it had been trying to dig out the bullet first fired.

It was then killed.

The point is that if this is not an eradication program all dingos regarded as a problem could easily be trapped and removed to a zoo, they are pure strain dingos so in demand.

Despite this fact they are shot.

Jennifer Parkhurst is being prosecuted for caring and for preparing a file full of evidence which she gave to the RSPCA, the woman at the RSPCA Tracey Jackson betrayed that confidence by handing that file to DERM.

DERM and Minister Kate Jones appear very strongly to be involved in a cover up of their activities on Fraser Island.

There is so much more to this and eventually it will be forced to come out.

It is not Jennifer Parkhurst who should be on trial it is DERM and the minister Kate Jones that should be answerable to public allegations.

They are not seen to be addressing anyones concerns, refuse to release DERM activities on the island since 2001 and the entire shemozzle seems to be pointing to a massive cover up.

If DERM was not concerned about their activities they would make the information available to the general public but they are not doing that they are refusing to release the details of their activities on Fraser Island.

They refuse to listen to our elected representative Ted Sorensen, have declined his invitation for him to take Minister Kate Jones to Fraser Island to talk to the locals over there and prefer to ridicule him in parliament when the minister has not even been to the island.

Speaks volumes doesn’t it?

It should also be noted that the provision of supplement food is a normal practice used by conservationists for preventing the extinction of endangered species. There are some Australian birds, for example the Orange Bellied Parrot, which are on the brink of extinction and feeding stations are supplied as part of the effort to keep the remaining population alive. The fraser Island Dingoes are no different. They are starving to death, and they are vulnerable in other ways such the threat of disease introduced by other dogs, and bush fire.

Supplement feeding will require some care. But the main issues with providing supplement food to Dingoes are all resolvable via mindfulness towards their territories , as well taking care to provide the food in appropriate places away from human activity & preventing the Dingoes from associating the food with humans (say, using helicopter drops to provide carcasses).

At least this way, it can be properly established that starvation is causing the rise in Dingo Aggression and atypical behaviour, rather than blaming this on other factors. Like so many people who know the Island have commented, fraser Island Dingoes are not aggressive dogs normally. They are extremely shy and would prefer to have nothing to do with humans. Its starvation that brings them to camp sites, fishing boats, and resorts.

I find it rather strange that you’d say this -

“I believe Ms Parkhurst has taken quite a lot of footage (photos and video) of dingoes
in their habitat without any interference or interruption”,

yet you seem to take offence to any comparison to Dennis Ferguson. I’m sure Mr Ferguson also “has taken quite a lot of footage (photos and video)” – not of dingos, but of children, but also “without any interference or interruption”.

You are concentrating on what Ms Parkhurst did that did NOT attract charges, and then you try to compare that behaviour to that of a convicted paedophile. Of course there is no comparison when you put it like that. Let’s start comparing apples with apples.

Dennis Ferguson the convicted pedophile???? You are not serious comparing
Ms Parkhurst with him are you????? There is quite a big difference here!!!!!
I believe Ms Parkhurst has taken quite a lot of footage (photos and video) of dingoes
in their habitat without any interference or interruption. I also KNOW that while Ms
Parkhurst has taken footage – she has not “played” with, or made these animals at
all dependent on her. She has also unintentionally witnessed some dingos starve to death – a shattering, devastating experience I would think!!!!!!!

The whole idea about these comments pages – is for people to be able to get their
point across. (All comments are read through before posting)

Sue,
For the record, the removal of the ear-tag was never one of the charges. A pretty
difficult thing to remove I would imagine.

I think Patricia is playing with words again “interference” in the context of Dennis Ferguson implies sexual behaviour!!

In another context it is action without invite, maybe the Dingo indicated it wanted to be fed?

Seeing as a large part of the media suggests that Dingos are wild and savage animals!! Is Patricia suggesting that they cannot “protect themselves”?

Sadman

As far as your comment goes about “interfering” with them (the dingoes) – Ms Parkhurst is a photographer – she’s not trying to make them into house pets but help the dingo to survive – and sometimes – YES that means taking footage and pictures to show the rest of the country!!!! You are obviously the type of person who likes to believe the government (and DERMs) arguments – please do your research before criticising. Jennifer is someone who cares enough about animals to say what other people don’t say in public!!!! Of course you should say “Jennifer Parkhurst” and “amazing woman” in the same sentence – she didn’t have to speak out – she could have thought “oh who cares about the dingoes”………… “Let someone else worry about it”……….
Well Patricia – I say to you – unless you have recently done your bit to protect/help any animal or to educate peoples reactions/understanding of the dingo or any other misunderstood animal – or a stray – DON’T COMMENT!
Good Luck Jennifer – we all think you are doing a great job to try and keep the public informed and the beautiful (Australian) dingo alive!!!!!!!!