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A dingo in bushland.

Lake McKenzie on Queensland's Fraser Island

Two pawprints of a dingo in sand on the beach on Fraser Island off southern Queensland.

A man stands by the ocean

A man stands in front of a boat

"They treat [dingoes] like a wild dog and don't take precautions like they should in the wild."

"The incident highlights the importance of carrying a dingo stick which acts a deterrent,"
Dr Behrendorff said.
Close up of Linda Behrendorff

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