Good luck with that - I don't believe the current administration is
likely to listen to anything but their own voice, if they decide that
hunting, fishing or whatever will happen in National Parks I don't
believe anyone would have a hope in hell of stopping them.......
I see a torrid time ahead for what's left of the natural environment in
Queensland.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012, at 09:17 AM, Ronda Green wrote:
> I was at the Destination Q forum, with the premier and various ministers
> discussing what was needed to boost the tourism industry.
>
> I spent most of my time in the ecotourism workshop, as did the premier
>
> Hunting and shooting was not discussed in the sessions I was in, but when
> I returned after attending another session towards the end of the day,
> hunting and fishing in national parks was up there on the board - no
> mention of whether it was just ferals, or what kinds of restriction or
> regulation, and no time left for discussion.
>
> We need to ask a lot of questions.
>
> I had said earlier in the day that while I agreed with simplifying some
> of the red tape, we need to have more research on where various
> activities could and couldn't be sustainably added to various parks, and
> to provide baselines for on-going monitoring of effects, but the premier
> later said we need to just start doing these things and then see if
> they're sustainable: I don't see this as a good way of finding out the
> effects on our more cryptic species
>
> Cheers
>
> Ronda
>
> Ronda Green, BSc(Hons) PhD
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