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The two men did not know whale sharks could be found in waters off Queensland's south-east coast until the inquisitive creature glided up next to their boat.

As visitor numbers surge on K'gari (Fraser Island) during holidays, so too does the number of interactions with dangerous creatures in the area, as authorities reiterate safety messages about wildlife.

The primary school-aged girl is in Gympie Hospital with multiple lacerations after being bitten by a dingo on her leg, the second attack recorded on the heritage-listed island this year.

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The dingo approached the child while her mother was taking photos of the animal, and bit her on the thigh when she ran.

Two children are attacked by dingoes in a short space of time on K'gari with an investigation launched by wildlife officers.

A LifeFlight spokesperson says the rear and front wheels of a ute rolled over the girl at low speed on K'gari before her father performed CPR on her.

A group of girls were returning to their accommodation along one of K'gari's sand tracks when a tree branch smashed the windscreen and speared through a passenger seat headrest.

It's an iconic animal that draws nearly half a million visitors to the world's largest sand island every year. But a dramatic rise in dingo attacks has shone a spotlight on the health of the island's dingo population.  

Rangers say these interactions can have a domino effect of habituation on dingo behaviour and can lead to an increase in attacks.

Rangers are pleading with visitors to K'gari to heed warnings about dingoes ahead of school holidays as another one is destroyed due to its dangerous interactions with humans.

A wildlife expert says reducing the number of serious dingo attacks on the world heritage sand island of K'gari is going to be difficult.

A misleading viral video shared by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and anti-Voice campaigners has sparked a wave of racial abuse towards an Aboriginal family and has left another couple feeling "crucified".

A woman has been bitten by a dingo on K'gari less than a month after a woman was mauled by a pack of the animals. 

Nearly half a million tourists visit the World Heritage-listed island every year hoping to see a dingo lazing on the beach — but a recent spate of dingo attacks has sharpened debate about the risks when humanity and nature collide.

One of the dingoes involved in the attack of a young woman on K'gari earlier this week has been destroyed. The animal was also responsible for the hospitalisation of a six-year-old girl in April.

It's not yet clear whether the dingoes involved in the latest attack that took place on K'gari will the euthanased. 

Rangers say a woman has suffered bites to the lower half of her body after dingoes followed her into the water while she was running along a beach at K'gari (Fraser Island).

A young boy is the latest to fall prey to a dingo on K'gari, where thousands of tourists are expected to flock for the mid-year break. Authorities say the animals are exhibiting a concerning "level of dominance".

Like Ayers Rock became Uluru, from today Queensland's Fraser Island will officially be known by its Indigenous name, which means paradise.

The search for a 60-year-old yachtsman whose boat sunk off the coast of K'gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland is called off, as his rescued companion is released from hospital.

A 25-year-old woman was rescued yesterday, but a man is still missing from a yacht that sank in waters north of K'Gari (Fraser Island) on Sunday night with the search continuing despite "difficult" weather conditions.

Authorities rescue a woman and will continue searching for a man after receiving a distress call from a yacht off Sandy Cape last night.

Jessica Warren from Booyal, a town of 300 people south-west of Bundaberg, joined four others on a university field trip to K'gari, Australia Zoo, Noosa, and campuses to get a feel for tertiary education.

The traditional owners of K’Gari (Fraser Island) have condemned the developer of a proposed five-star luxury resort on the island, which claimed to have their support for the plan.