The Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation has called for an urgent overhaul of the current wongari (dingo) management plan on K'gari.

Renewed calls from Traditional Owners followed the tragic death of 19-year-old Canadian Piper James last month, after which and eight wongari were euthanised by the Queensland government.

Butchulla Traditional Owners said existing strategies were outdated and failing both the animals and the community, and there were deeper systemic issues with how K'gari was managed.

They want wildlife management on their Country to incorporate cultural authority, Traditional Owner leadership and seasonal knowledge, rather than reactive measures and outdated frameworks.

The Federal Court recognised Butchulla Native Title rights over K'gari in 2014. For more than 5,000 years, Butchulla people lived and cared for the island, maintaining balance between land, sea, seasons and spirit, with wongari sacred within that system and essential to the island's ecosystem.

Despite this, BAC said it was not consulted before the eight wongari were euthanised, in contrast to the government previously engaging community before destroying animals of cultural significance.

BAC director Christine Royan said Butchulla people were against the removal of wongari from K'gari.

"What we need to do is look at better management," she said.

BAC argued better management had to start with structural reform.

The Fraser Island Conservation and Risk Management Strategy, enforced by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, had been deemed "fit for purpose" in an independent 2021 review.

BAC has disputed that finding, stating high-risk encounters had continued to escalate and current measures - such as GPS tracking of certain animals - were not effective.

The corporation believed the solution was for more Indigenous rangers, whose understanding of wongari behaviour and seasonal patterns would strengthen prevention strategies and educate visitors.

Approximately 400,000 visitors annually visit K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island and the world's largest sand island), adding pressure to its fragile ecosystem, critical to the island's roughly 200 wongari - one of the purest dingo populations in Australia - surviving.

The wongari outnumber the island's permanent human population, roaming the World Heritage-listed area where hundreds of high-risk or threatening incidents involving the apex predator have continued to escalate since the turn of the century.

Ms Royan said BAC believed seasonal caps on visitor numbers were required, particularly between March and May when wongari were breeding and most territorial.

"Everyone should enjoy K'gari, but they need to when it is not breeding season," Ms Royan said.

Temporary closures of sensitive areas, including sacred sites such as Boorangoora (Lake McKenzie), were also proposed as part of a more culturally informed management plan.

Ms James' body was discovered near the Maheno shipwreck on January 19. An autopsy found physical evidence consistent with drowning and injures consistent with wongari bites.

The Canadian woman's family said recently she would not have wanted the wongari euthanised.