Tony Russell wrote:
> How many of you have caught up with David Paton's latest suggestion
that it
> may not be the Koala at all which is extensively damaging trees as was
at
> first thought - hence the culling idea ? He has detected that the tree
> damage may be attributable to a fungal infection and that the Koalas
are not
> the culprits
Sounds sensible to me.
When I watched the original item on the ABC I though:
"Why would eucaplytus trees die because their leaves are being eaten?
They are remarkably good at recovering from losing all their leaves in a
bush-fire."
There are some gum trees in my backyard that were cut down to waist
height. They are covering with a vengeance.
Ian
PS Powerful Owls do eat birds.
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