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Glamorous Gold Coast influencer Zara Mander slammed for petting wild dingo on K’gari in social media post despite recent attacks on humans
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A social media influencer has been criticized after sharing a photo online of herself interacting with a wild dingo, just weeks after recent attacks.
Zara Mander posted several images of herself on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) on Thursday afternoon, including one where the 21-year-old is crouching on a beach and reaching out to a dingo.
The post was shared with his 100,000 followers before being deleted 20 hours later following several comments criticizing his “legitimate” behavior.
“I’m going to report you,” one user commented.
“Stay off the island, asshole,” said another.
“People like you ruin everyone’s lives. »
Influencer Zara Mander shared several photos of herself on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) before deleting them 20 hours later following several scathing comments about her interaction with a wild dingo (photo)
His post was also shared in a local Facebook group, where it sparked similar reactions.
“My God, do you know what you just did to that animal? » » commented Save Fraser Island Dingoes (SFID).
‘How can you!!!! Don’t you see a tag in the ear? Do you even know what that means?
The SFID said “reports continue” of people flouting the rules, children left to their own devices, visitors luring and feeding the animals while others chase them with “dingo sticks” and other instruments.
The 21-year-old (pictured) was told to ‘stay off the island’ and would be ‘reported’ by angry locals in her comments section.
The organization was “frustrated” and “disappointed” that “people continue to flout the rules despite the abundance of signage and educational materials available.”
“Unfortunately, some people feel they have the right to do whatever they want without any consideration for the environment and the consequences their actions may have,” SFID said. The Courier-Mail.
“We are asking anyone who witnesses people feeding, luring or harassing dingoes to report it to the authorities.”
It takes an incident like this to put a wongari (dingo) on the path to addiction, a Department of Environment and Science (DES) spokesperson said.
“Our number one priority is to keep the people of K’gari safe and conserve the wongari population.”
The incident comes after two women were bitten by two dingoes in separate attacks on K’gari last month (photo, stock)
“Residents and visitors to the island should not behave in a way that endangers themselves, other people or wongaris,” they added.
“Deliberately feeding or approaching wongaris can put people at risk. »
The incident comes just days after a third “high risk” dingo (wongari) was euthanised on the island, with a second dingo being “closely monitored”.
A series of dingo attacks have taken place in K’gari recently, with two females bitten within five minutes of each other in separate attacks last month.
The first woman was bitten around 11:45 a.m. on August 10, at the popular Eli Creek swimming spot on the island’s east coast.
The woman was one of seven adults surrounded by the dingo before its attack.
“One of the wongaris (dingoes) rushed up and hit a woman on the thigh,” a Department of Environment and Science spokesperson said. Courier mail.
Authorities have warned visitors and residents of K’gari to be vigilant around dingoes following several attacks in recent months (photo, stock)
“A member of the group threw a stick at the wongaris and scared them away.”
The second woman was attacked five minutes later after another dingo wandered into the stream and approached her from behind.
“When the woman turned around and saw the wongari, she fell and was bitten on the thigh,” the DES spokesperson said.
Visitors are encouraged to exercise caution around Dingo and report any deliberate interactions by calling 07 4127 9150 or emailing dingo.ranger@des.qld.gov.au.