Dingo found 'deliberately decapitated' on K'gari - as horrified rangers launch an investigation
Rangers discovered the animal's carcass on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, on June 1.
Authorities have launched an urgent investigation and believe the dog was tampered with after its death.
'An independent veterinary examination confirmed the dingo had died from a suspected vehicle strike,' the Queensland Department of Environment's principal program officer Robert Black said.
'[It] was then deliberately decapitated.
'Any piece of information, no matter how small, may assist us and give us some leads in regard to the investigation.
'The investigation is continuing. All that we know at this point in time is that the animal was decapitated. We don't know if [the head] is still in their possession.'
The department pleaded for visitors to K'gari in late May and early June who may have information to come forward.
Authorities have found a dingo hit by a car and deliberately decapitated on K'gari - formerly Fraser Island (pictured, two dogs walk along a beach on the island)
Rangers on the island have urged motorists to drive cautiously following recent dingo deaths.
Dingoes are protected in Queensland National Parks as a native species under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
The maximum penalty for wilfully killing a protected animal on K'gari is $483,900 or two-years imprisonment.
The same penalty applies to taking of part of a deceased protected animal from K'gari.
Those with information or dashcam footage can provide it to the department anonymously via phone, email, or on the DETSI website.
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