Best-practice dingo management: six lessons from K’gari (Fraser Island)

Successful dingo management on K’gari (Fraser Island) offers six key lessons for mitigating human-dingo conflicts, derived from over 20 years of adaptive strategies. The approach prioritizes people's safety and interests while targeting specific dingo behaviors and individuals. Central to this strategy is a deep understanding of local dingo ecology, clear pathways for intervention, and collaboration with stakeholders. This best-practice framework, encapsulated in the Fraser Island Dingo Conservation and Risk Management Strategy, provides a model for managing similar conflicts involving canids globally.

Behrendorff, L. (2021). Best-practice dingo management: six lessons from K’gari (Fraser Island). Australian Zoologist, 41(3), 521–533. https://doi.org/10.7882/az.2021.001