"Todd James, Piper's father, told AAP on Monday he didn't think Piper would have supported killing the animals because of a mistake that she made to put herself in that vulnerable position. But he said for the safety of the island maybe that pack needed to be euthanised, but not because of Piper, but because of the way they've been behaving."
"The Queensland coroner is still to determine the cause of death, but a court spokesperson said a preliminary assessment of the autopsy found physical evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites. There were pre-mortem dingo bite marks that were not likely to have caused her immediate death, as well as extensive postmortem bite marks. James had gone out early and alone for a swim on 19 January. Her body was found by passersby surrounded by a dingo pack near the Maheno shipwreck."
The Queensland government has killed six dingoes from a ten-animal pack linked with the death of Canadian tourist Piper James on K'gari. Traditional owners say they were not consulted and have expressed anger. James's parents expressed that Piper would likely not have wanted the dingoes killed, though her father suggested the pack's behavior might justify euthanasia for island safety. A preliminary autopsy assessment found evidence consistent with drowning, pre-mortem bite marks unlikely to have caused immediate death, and extensive postmortem bites. Conservationists warn that culling risks driving the island population toward extinction and may not improve human safety. The island is World Heritage-listed and a 2001 dingo fatality prompted a 32-dingo cull.
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