G'day Birding-Ausers
You could do what the Kiwis have done:
Case 1. Massey Univ. wanted to set up a study area without any
deer. They built the fence, called it an exclosure, then hired a
deer hunter to eliminate all the deer inside. After a few weeks he
claimed he had. They hired a second deer shooter & he got ten or
more, then a third who got about five, then a fourth who got two or
three.
The area was then ready for natives only.
Case 2. The NZ environment department wanted all cats off Little
Barrier Island to protect some seabirds that were becoming rare, and
so it would be safe to place some rare landbirds on the island as an
insurance policy. They got the army out ,and then the gun clubs, and
then a cat virus. In the end it worked. BUT within a few months if
my memory is correct they caught a bloke rowing out to the island
with a cat on board that he planned to release on Little Barrier Island.
Takes all types: & looks as if a range of methods can work.
Cheers
Mike
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Michael Tarburton
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On 10/11/2010, at 12:32 PM, Syd Curtis wrote:
May I offer one general comment re shooting in national parks?
The aim of park management is (or should be) to eradicate non-native
animals. Private hunters may well have a vested interest in
maintaining a
feral population. And even those who are sympathetic to n park
principles
are unlikely to persist in hunting down the last few individuals.
Syd
From: jenny spry <>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:10:42 +1100
To: birding-aus <>
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pursuing the Great Outdoors
Hi all,
A week or so ago I sent a note commenting on the Victorian LNP
policies of
shooting in National Parks. In fairness I would like to mention
that the
Victorian Labor Party policy is available on this subject in a
document
titled "Pursuing the Great Outdoors". It seems that in the state
election both parties will be promoting the protection of wetlands
and
the reduction of feral animals, both of which have to be good
outcomes for
the protection of native non-game species in Victoria.
The document is worth a read.
cheers
Jen
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