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Subscriber only Two men have received hefty fines for interfering with a dingo at Orchid Beach on Fraser Island. Fraser Island ranger Linda Behrendorff said the Department of Environment and Science was notified of the two men disturbing a juvenile dingo, encouraging it to smell and lick their hands. The men received fines totalling $4270, according to the department. The two were interviewed by staff from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Queensland Police Service before the fines were given out. The department takes these matters seriously, Ms Behrendorff said. QPWS has zero tolerance for people who intentionally feed or interfere with dingoes and will hold offenders accountable.
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Subscriber only Two men have received hefty fines for interfering with a dingo at Orchid Beach on Fraser Island. Fraser Island ranger Linda Behrendorff said the Department of Environment and Science was notified of the two men disturbing a juvenile dingo, encouraging it to smell and lick their hands. The men received fines totalling $4270, according to the department. The two were interviewed by staff from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Queensland Police Service before the fines were given out. The department takes these matters seriously, Ms Behrendorff said. QPWS has zero tolerance for people who intentionally feed or interfere with dingoes and will hold offenders accountable.