Fraser Island Dingoes 4/4/10
The RSPCA says it does not believe feeding stations for dingoes on Fraser Island, off south-east Queensland, are a viable option. Dingo preservation groups and the Queensland Opposition says some dingoes are malnourished and a pup died last week from starvation. The Opposition wants the State Government to set up feeding stations but Sustainability Minister Kate Jones says it is inappropriate because dingoes are wild animals. RSPCA spokeswoman Tracey Jackson says the stations can have several effects. "We know that in past years when dingoes have been fed artificially - and that is not sourcing their food from wildlife on the island - we have had huge population explosions," she said. "Once the numbers or the populations increase, the chances of interaction with humans increases obviously. So there are all sorts of implications for things like feeding stations."
Ms Jackson says wild dogs should be lean and there is no evidence of starvation. The RSPCA says it plays a vital role in the management of dingoes on Fraser Island. She says the RSPCA works with government agencies and they are satisfied the State Government's strategy is working. "Whilst we do work with DERM [the Department of Environment and Resource Management[ and QPWS [Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service] it doesn't mean that we don't have our differences," she said. "But what it does mean is that we have a positive working relationship and that's definitely the best thing for the dingo, especially the dingoes on Fraser Island." *ABC
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I do not know where Tracy Jackson gets her information from. I would like to know when was the last dingo explosion and how does she come by that outstanding and amazing information. We must all be walking around with our eyes closed.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course dingoes are going to see more people. There has been an explosion of tourists visiting the Island , impossible to miss actually.
From the moment the dingo puppies leave the den they hear , smell and see the tourists. The puppies are curious and they will venture out to see who these people are. The only people they are scared of are the Rangers due to the cruelty inflicted on them by being hazed, shot at, handled, ear tagged etc.
Yet according to Tracy Jackson as RSPCA they condone this torturous behaviour. Which in my mind makes a mockery out of their stance on Animal Cruelty
This is purely speculation on the part of the RSPCA and tracy Jackson. THERE IS NO SCIENCE to back their stance. Even one of there researchers recently had a paper published in a very reputable journal in which he descibed the relationship of the dingo with aboriginal people. Come on Ms JOnes, if you are going to fund researchers please listen to there peer reviewed published article, and stop hiding behind Ms Jackson's beleifs.
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