Two dingoes were a major draw for tourists in Western Australia... but a horrific discovery by the roadside has sparked outrage

Two dingoes were a major draw for tourists in Western Australia...

but a horrific discovery by the roadside has sparked outrage Dingoes raised on cattle station found shot dead Used to educate tourists about importance of the species READ MORE: Zookeepers set appear on Sunrise with sweet dingo pups By Michael Pickering For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:56 EDT, 3 October 2024 | Updated: 02:56 EDT, 3 October 2024 e-mail View comments Two dingoes homed on a remote Outback cattle station to help teach Australians about their role in the ecosystem have been found shot dead on the side of a road. The dingoes, named Steven and Eulalia, had been brought as pups to the 375,000-acre Wooleen Station property 700 kilometres north of Perth , Western Australia , from Queensland in March 2004. The pair were part of a mission by cattle farmer David Pollock, his wife Frances and dingo researcher Zali Jestrimski to reduce the stigma around dingoes and prove they could co-exist with livestock.

Tourists who visited the station were able to observe the dingoes while Ms Jestrimski would give talks on their role in landscape management and the wider ecosystem. A tearful Ms Jestrimski announced the tragic death of the animals on social media. 'For the first time ever Steve and Eulalia never came home,' she said.

'In the morning ...

there was no howling. We found they had both been shot on the side of the road. Their bodies were taken away, the shooter took them.

'(They) had all the luxuries of .