Shirley Wong

Over time, the scientific consensus shifted and people began to understand the dingo as a native Australian species.

And as researchers highlighted the dingo's origin story, it brought in a whole new generation of dingo fans like Justine.

I also have a lot of sympathy for underappreciated animals, including the dingo.

I think it's probably because I watched too much Steve Irwin as a kid on TV.

In 1996, Steve visited the dingo fence for an episode of The Crocodile Hunter.

Steve drove along the length of the dingo fence, and he was disturbed by what he saw.

Hunters and trappers had left dead dingo carcasses everywhere.

When I finished touring the dingo fence with Doug, I was a little disappointed that apart from the metal sculpture, Doug and I hadn't actually seen a dingo.

But there is another place in Australia where anyone who wants to see dingoes is likely to find them.

It's an island that was once called Fraser Island, but now goes by its indigenous bachala name, Garry.

The Bachala Aboriginal Corporation hires rangers to deal specifically with dingoes, which they call Wangari.

It's a role that Bachala people have played for thousands of years long before colonization.

They recognized dingoes as dangerous animals, but ones that were worth keeping around.

Tessa Waya is an officer for the Butchella Aboriginal Corporation and she works with park rangers on Gari.

A big part of her job is educating people on how to be safe around dingoes.

Tessa told me she believed humans and dingoes can live alongside each other on Gari peacefully, just like in the past.

But there are real obstacles, including the sheer volume of tourists.

A few years ago, he saw a tour bus with an image of a particularly ridiculous-looking cartoon dingo.

Boyd says that advertisements like this give tourists the wrong impression about these animals.

Sometimes tourists get too close or even try to take a selfie with the dingo.