Dingo attack

Dingo attacks on humans are rare in Australia, and when they do occur are generally on young children and small teenagers.

However, they can be a serious threat to incapacitated, isolated, outnumbered, or very small humans, especially infants and young children.

The tourism industry on the island encouraged people to approach dingoes without caution, and such encounters were practically expected by the tourists.

Attacks can also be caused by false reactions of humans to aggressive and dominance behaviour of dingoes.

It is assumed that dingoes might have started to regard "human" food sources (garbage cans, leftovers, handouts, etc.)

[8][9] Some tourists seemed confused by the high numbers of rules in some parks and in some cases have been observed to actively feed the wild animals.

that dingoes might have started to regard the food sources found (garbage cans, leftovers and handouts) as part of their territory.

Attacks then occur with humans seen as competition, and dingoes simply reacting to protect their food supply.

Attacks can also be caused by mistaken reactions of humans to aggressive and dominant behaviour of dingoes.

That some dingoes might regard humans as prey is a possibility, as children or incapacitated adults could be theoretically overpowered.

said that K'gari has a problem with humans and not with the dingoes, that dogs who were labelled "aggressive" were simply behaving naturally.

In addition, some tourists seemed to be confused by the high number of rules in some parks, and they have been prompted in some cases to actively feed the wild animals.