Posted on 07/30/2017 3:58:40 PM PDT by marktwain
Australia has a feral predator problem. Feral dogs and dingo/feral mixtures kill large numbers of lambs and calves. They predate on native species.
But as bad as feral dogs and dingo/feral mixes are, the top predator in most places is the feral cat. Exotic foxes, that were imported from England are considered pests.
Restrictions on gun ownership and hunting have made the feral predator problem worse. The government could encourage people to carry rifles and shoot feral predators.
Instead, the government puts out 1080 ejector capsules. When an animal pulls at the bait, the spring loaded ejector propels the poison capsule into the animals mouth. Death comes quickly.Professional hunters also cull wild dogs. To hunt feral dogs, feral cats, or foxes on public land requires a restricted hunting license in New South Wales. It takes a bit more effort than a general license, but is available to those who take a test and belong to an approved hunting organization.
Tom Varney was a legendary wild dog hunter in Australia.
Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews said the cull, which goes until 2020, did not target domestic cats, nor was driven by bloodlust.
“They are the single biggest threat to our native animals, and have already directly driven into extinction 20 out of 30 mammals lost,” he said.
“We are not culling cats for the sake of it, we are not doing so because we hate cats.
“We have got to make choices to save animals that we love, and who define us as a
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“They are the single biggest threat to our native animals,”
No, the biggest threat is your government taking away your guns so you can’t defend yourself or your....oh, wait,,,it was a ‘voluntary’ surrender, right? I love you Aussies, but that was a dumb thing to do.
This is gun control at work. The government took guns away form people not the country is being overturn with dangerous animals.
Well you know what l thought they were talking about when l saw the headline.
WOW! They still use `1080 in Australia. That stuff has been banned for years here. It worked too well on coyotes and wolves! It also killed several dogs, got a bad press and was banned.
Maybe the dingo ate your baby.
The 1080 sounds like the old M44 cyanide coyote bomb.
Does sound like it, doesn’t it?
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