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Collaborative K’gari wongari health assessments – from the inside out
K’gari wongari (dingo) are an ecologically, culturally and economically important component of the island, and as managers, we need to ensure their ongoing conservation. Part of this process includes the assessment of deceased wongari as an accessible sample of the entire population.
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Normal Life After GPS Collar for RYellow18F
She was a well-known collared wongari (dingo) in the public spotlight after a series of negative interactions on K’gari, but she, like others, prove that there is a normal life after a collar.
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Cultural Burns Return to K’gari
For thousands of years, Butchulla people used fire (girra) to manage their landscape, to hunt and gather food and for farming: to make sure certain plants and animals flourished in certain places so that resources were available, convenient, and predictable.
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K’gari Symposium 2021 – Call for Posters
As the K’gari Symposium – Towards 2050 approaches (26 November) the organisers are seeking poster presentations from researchers, community groups and individuals who are working on projects related to K’gari.
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A Ranger’s Tale: Adventures with the Wildlife of K’gari
Linda Behrendorff is known to many FINIA members for her extensive knowledge of K’gari and its wildlife, particularly the wongari (dingo).
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Fraser Coast Local Law Review
Under the Local Government Act 2009, local government is authorised to make and enforce any local law “that is necessary or convenient for the good rule and local government of its area.”
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Hot off the press: Six Lessons from K’gari
Recently published in the Australian Zoologist is the paper: Best-practice in dingo management – six lessons from K’gari (Fraser Island) by Linda Behrendorff.
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FINIA is all about Helping Hands
Late last year, FINIA joined the University of Queensland’s Cane Toad Challenge (CTC).
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Early Colonisers After Fire
A small group of FIDO members visited K’gari in mid-January to see the impact of the fire.
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Keeping K’gari’s Dingoes (Wongari) People-Safe!
Dingoes are one of the many icons of K’gari-Fraser Island – and one that attracts a fair amount of debate and interest. So, what are the facts about the island’s dingoes?
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