K'gari tourists given sticks after dingo attack
www.watoday.com.au
Tourists on K'gari have been given plastic poles to help them fend off dingo attacks.
    • stopthatgirl7
      1•2 years ago

      Although isn’t it less to hurt them and more to deter them? You want them to leave you alone, not potentially injured badly to end up suffering or dead in the wild.

        • stopthatgirl7
          2•2 years ago

          Yeah, but dingoes are classified as Vulnerable, which is one step above Endangered. They might not want to risk people hurting them when the goal is to get them to leave you alone or hold them off until help arrives.

            • @Aliendelarge
              1•2 years ago

              Unless the difference is not harming the dingo.

            • stopthatgirl7
              1•2 years ago

              I figure, it’s better than nothing. The force behind a good swing is stronger than one might think, too. Some folks would be completely useless if attacked, mind, but some will get some good hard whacks in because of adrenaline.