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Submitted

Poll

Should dingoes be culled on Fraser Island?

This poll ended on 30 September 2009.

Yes

7%

No

77%

Only individual dingoes proven to be dangerous

15%

This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.

WILDLIFE photographer Jennifer Parkhurst yesterday described her first-hand experience of the Fraser Island dingoes' decline and how environmental authorities had tried to intimidate her as a result of her exposure to the situation.

Ms Parkhurst was one of a number of people who spoke as experts from across the country gathered yesterday to discuss management problems. She spoke of her seven years observing the dingoes.

Humane Society International, recognised as a strong opponent to the mistreatment of animals worldwide, was a key player at the conference held at Rainbow Shores Resort at Rainbow Beach.

Alexia Wellbelove from the Humane Society addressed the invitation-only crowd to speak about concerns with the Department of Environment and Resource Management's practices, specifically the mistaken labelling of individual dingoes as dangerous.

On the top of the Humane Society's wish list was to see the culling of dingoes stopped immediately while a dingo management review took place.

Veterinary surgeon Ian Gunn was another notable speaker who discussed the low number of dingoes remaining on the island.

He also highlighted how culling and starvation, which he said were results of DERM policy, were the most significant threats to the future viability of dingoes.

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