Quad bikes disturbing turtle habitat

[davidc4430]

Quad bikes disturbing turtle habitat recorded by photographer in Far North Queensland

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-22/quad-bikes-disturbing-turtle-habitat/12379836

sadly this is why our native species are dying

these morons need identifying and prosecuting

[lionrose.7]

That is awful 😞

[rogespeed]

good idea to rope off those areas during nesting times and hire teams of long term unemployed to patrol and maintain integrity as part of a larger environmental vocational development or community service debt

They could also defend against animal predators such as cats and dogs etc 

[davewil1964]

Good idea.

Just any untrained bodies with badges. What could go wrong? Especially those with community service debts, which means they have committed a crime.

Maybe just those convicted of hooning. The poacher and the gamekeeper scenario.

[lionrose.7]

My Cat can get up the roofs of houses so dont think a rope would stop her, and think she would spit and run like heck if she saw a turtle

[rogespeed]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

Good idea.

Just any untrained bodies with badges. What could go wrong? Especially those with community service debts, which means they have committed a crime.

Maybe just those convicted of hooning. The poacher and the gamekeeper scenario.

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Untrained bodes drawn from the local environment protection warriors , armed with gopro cams and unlink to rapid response force 

or even better just extend the existing local vigilantee resources to include protection of senstitive natural national assets 

I have noticed Australia tends to be a no-risk bureaucratic concern but if will do not allocate the existing stores of idle human resources enmass many assets will fall into decay - look at the railway sidings as one enters the capital city by train....a weed infested disgrace.

[4channel]

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@rogespeed wrote:

good idea to rope off those areas during nesting times and hire teams of long term unemployed to patrol and maintain integrity as part of a larger environmental vocational development or community service debt

They could also defend against animal predators such as cats and dogs etc 

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That idea could actually work. Of course they would have to be supervised properly and a rehabilitation feature (for some)  could be incorporated into it as well. It should be trialled.

[rogespeed]

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@4channel wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

good idea to rope off those areas during nesting times and hire teams of long term unemployed to patrol and maintain integrity as part of a larger environmental vocational development or community service debt

They could also defend against animal predators such as cats and dogs etc 

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That idea could actually work. Of course they would have to be supervised properly and a rehabilitation feature (for some)  could be incorporated into it as well. It should be trialled.

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No shortage for willing workers dedicated to worthy causes 

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/work-for-the-dole-facing-coronavirus-timebomb-says-economic...