Dingo attack: Difference between revisions

Three reports of dingo attacks on humans caused special attention:

* On 19 August 1980 a nine-week-old girl named [[Azaria Chamberlain disappearance|Azaria Chamberlain]] was taken by one or more dingoes near [[Uluru]].<ref name="Northern1">{{Cite book|last1=Günther|first1=Janine|last2=Mohr|first2=Jens|title=Das Northern Territory und weiterführende Routen|edition=1|year=2007|publisher=360°|location=Gamehl|language=de|isbn=978-3-9809763-2-9}}</ref> Her mother was suspected and convicted of murder. Four years later she was released from prison when the jacket of the baby was found near Uluru. This incident caused much outcry for and against the dingoes. The story was adapted into a film named ''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' (also known as ''A Cry in the Dark'') starring [[Meryl Streep]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mother jailed in dingo baby murder|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/29/newsid_2467000/2467665.stm|publisher=BBC-News|date=29 October 1982|access-date=14 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Little hope for baby girl taken by wild dog at Ayers Rock|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/175-years/little-hope-for-baby-girl-taken-by-wild-dog-at-ayers-rock/2006/04/17/1145126044792.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=19 August 1980|access-date=14 May 2009}}</ref> In 2012 a coroner concluded that sufficient evidence existed to confirm a dingo attack as cause of Azaria Chamberlain's death.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Australian coroner finds dingo took baby Azaria in 1980|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/12/dingo-took-baby-azaria-chamberlain|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 June 2012|access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref>

* In November 2012, a six-month-old dingo known as Inky was killed by rangers on K'gari after continued aggressive and dangerous behaviour towards people. The threatening behaviour included "lunging" at a family, coming out of the bushland at high speed towards volleyball players, and grabbing two tourists on separate occasions with his mouth, not breaking the skin on either occasion.<ref name="Inky">{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Carlie|title=What led to Fraser Island dingo Inky's death|url=http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/what-led-to-inkys-death/1734202/|newspaper=Fraser Coast Chronicle|access-date=2 February 2013|date=28 January 2013}}</ref> Rangers attempted to trap the dangerous dingo for a month before they were successful. The captured animal was then euthanised.<ref name="Inky2">{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Carlie|title=Hunt continues for 'dangerous' dingo on Fraser|url=http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/hunt-continues-for-dangerous-dingo-on-fraser/1622712/|newspaper=Fraser Coast Chronicle|access-date=2 February 2013|date=15 November 2012}}</ref> One Dingo advocacy group argued that, as a juvenile, the dingo's aggressive behaviours would be considered normal for his young age.<ref name="Inky" /> Soon after, Inky's brother Byron was killed by rangers, although his documented incidents never reached the serious Code E level that his brother's had.<ref name="Walker">{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Carlie|title=Seven dingoes culled and another 10 have died on Fraser|url=http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/seven-dingoes-culled/1742832/|newspaper=Fraser Coast Chronicle|access-date=7 February 2013|date=5 February 2013}}</ref>