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Freshwater Turtle Nest Relocation
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) were recently notified by a visitor to K’gari of a freshwater turtle that had nested in the middle of one of the roads, putting the eggs at risk from vehicles driving over them.
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Dingoes snagged – hook, line and sinker!
Fishing equipment is ensnaring dingoes on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) and causing serious injuries to the island’s iconic residents. The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) is receiving regular reports about dingoes being snagged by hooks and lures or becoming tangled in fishing line.
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Genetic Variation in K’gari Dingoes
Some FINIA partners will remember the dingo genetics study that was undertaken in 2021-22.
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Pest Spotters: Watch out for Platies!
Platies (Xiphophorus maculatus) are a popular aquarium fish that have become a pest in some Queensland waterways due to people deliberately (or accidentally in the case of backyard ponds) releasing them.
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Genetic Health and Status of K’gari Wongari (Dingoes)
This project was a cooperative study between the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS), the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation, the University of Southern Queensland and the University of Cape Town and was conducted to assess the current genetic status of the wongari population on the island.
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Black-breasted button-quail project comes to a close
When the BAC’s Conserving Mur’rindum (Black-breasted button-quail) on Butchulla Country project was approved in September 2020, the Du’ling Bushfire that burnt over 85,000 Ha (50%) of the island, hadn’t even started.
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Wongari-Wise, Dingo-Safe – Get the Message!
Sadly, a recent wongari (dingo) attack to K’gari visitor, 23-year-old Sarah Peet, an urban designer with Moreton Bay Council, resulted not only in ~30 bites and lacerations on her arms, legs, and torso but the euthanasia of the lead wongari (CC Green) after the attack. This was the second wongari euthanised on K’gari for dangerous behaviour this year.
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BAC promotes Wongari-Wise on K’gari
The BAC’s Communication and Education Officer, Tessa Waia, has been stepping up the BAC’s involvement in wongari (dingo) management on K’gari.
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Polar Bear vs Wongari – similarities in conservation risk management
The K’gari NRM wongari management team were approached by animal behaviouralist expert Nikita Ovsyanikov and his daughter Katya to meet the team and discuss non-lethal risk mitigation and animal behaviour in the human/wildlife interface.
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Adaptive Management for Wongari Conservation and Safety
Recent media attention highlighted the wongari breeding season and high-risk wongari-human interactions in the Waddy Point and Eli Creek visitor areas on K’gari.
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