Hi Evan,
I thing you'll find that history has already shown that Queensland
schoolkids with golf clubs are more likely to attack the Albatross. There
was a horrible incident a while back on an island with Shearwaters.
Regards,
Chris
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Evan Beaver <> wrote:
> Indeed it is horrifying. I wonder how much damage to the population
> could be done with some determined schoolkids and some golf clubs, as
> some Queensland towns have done with the toad.
>
> I did note this in the story:
> "The big question is whether the UK will take its international
> commitments seriously and do what the governments of New Zealand and
> Australia have done, and provide the big money needed to actually do
> the mouse eradication."
>
> I thought the Australian record on such matters was pretty poor.
> Anyone know how Macquarie Isl is fairing? Or are hands still being sat
> upon?
>
> EB
>
> On 5/20/08, L&L Knight <> wrote:
> > This could be the makings of an Alfred Hitchcock film, with mice rather
> than
> > crows being the agents of terror.
> >
> >
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/19/wildlife.endangeredspecies
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