Shirley Wong

Tessa says that the volume of tourists has caused some of Gari's dingoes to become habituated to humans.

They eat from trash cans and hang around tourist campsites.

And that has led to some serious problems.

After that tragedy, the government culled dingoes and fenced in some of the largest townships on the island to try and keep people safe.

But tourism has only increased since then.

And while dingo attacks on people are rare, they've been happening more and more in recent years as the island gets more crowded.

The Bachala Aboriginal Corporation wants the government to restrict tourism,

or even close the island altogether during times of the year when dingoes are particularly active.

But so far, this has been a non-starter.

I called Tessa back to see how the community on the island was responding.

Tessa wouldn't be surprised if dingoes had been involved in Piper's death.

She says the Butchella Aboriginal Corporation has been saying for years that something like this might happen.

The tragedy on Gari made international news, and it has sparked a lot of fierce debates about how to respond.

In the end, the government made the decision to euthanize the pack of 10 dingoes that had been found near the body, arguing it was necessary for public safety.

The Batchelor Aboriginal Corporation says they were not consulted about the decision to call the dingoes.

And when Tessa found out that the animals had been killed, she was devastated.