Aborigines try to stop cull

Brisbane - An Aboriginal elder on Australia's Fraser Island took legal action yesterday to stop a dingo cull, launched after …

Brisbane - An Aboriginal elder on Australia's Fraser Island took legal action yesterday to stop a dingo cull, launched after two of the wild dogs killed a nine-year-old boy. So far, 15 animals have been destroyed since nine-year-old Clinton Gage was mauled to death by at least two dogs near a remote camp site on Monday. His seven year old brother received extensive bites.

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