The koala cull

[donnashuggy]

Why was it kept a secret?

[gkam2]

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The secret cull was conducted under the previous Liberal government near the Great Ocean Road to address overpopulation issues.

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Could'nt resist that point, could you.

[debra9275]

Well, that's what happened, I was asked why I thought it was done in secret, and that line is a c/p from the article in the link that shows it was.. So?

[vicr3000]

Debra

Because the media called it a "secret cull" to blow it out of all proportion. Notice how "secret culls" is in ' '  ?

Where does it say the public have to be informed before it happens ?

People down that way know it went on, it's no secret.

Does everyone get informed everytime a permit is issued to cull Kangaroos, Galahs, Cockatoos, Deer or other animals. No, they don't.

(and that is just thinking of culls of animals that I know occur on a regular basis) ?

You wouldn't want to see the end result if they didn't cull them / the 600.

or do you not acknowledge that the taking of 600 actually saves more in the long run ??????

[debra9275]

it sounds like people down that way didn't know either. so it was done in secret. one of those links i posted is from the Geelong Advertiser.... here are  the comments under the article.

• STOP CUTTING DOWN THEIR HABITAT YOU BARBARIANS I have extensively travelled the East Coast of Australia with my children and this was the ONLY place we saw Koala's in the wild

• Why oh why don't they ask for help, I have 60 acres of beautiful bush with one lonely koala. I would have loved to take more onto the property. Situated close to the otways. Shame shame on those that don't think it through before taking such terrible steps!!!!!

• Unfortunately these koalas at Cape Otway were introduced from French Island, so moving them is not a viable option as these animals are territorial. As wildlife carers and rescuers we are very distressed that these animals had to be culled as they are endanger of becoming extinct, especially in Queensland where human habitation has destroyed their natural environment.

  what i don't  understand is if the koalas were moved there from French Island, why is moving them not a viable option as they were moved there in the first place

[vicr3000]

"as they are endanger of becoming extinct, "

Here we go again, every animal on earth is in danger of becoming extinct in the eyes of Greenies,

even those not on any endangered list and in huge numbers.

"STOP CUTTING DOWN THEIR HABITAT YOU BARBARIANS"

They aren't cutting down the trees, that's not what's killing them.

The other aspect is that most of those culled were in such a state they wouldn't have survived anyway.

They were being kind.

Deb

I think they said something about these Koalas like the Trees they are in (Manna's) and don't like changing,

as was found out in the past.

I can see why they were removed from French Island, stinking mossie infested flea pit that it is !

[lionrose.7]

I have seen paces where they cut down all the trees to build houses then call the place Koala beach, no koalas left.

I find a Koala kill just bloody disgusting, it is not as if they eat crops or grass.

They bloody eat gums tree leaves, leave the bloody trees alone.

Well that felt better.

[vicr3000]

I don't dispute that in some areas they have cut the trees down. Have seen it myself in Qld, two chains between bull dozers.


LION
I can't see why you can't see that for the benefit of the WHOLE group numbers, culling the sickest and the weakest means more survive in the short term and most would have died anyway, a cruel death.

That rule applies to all animals, birds in the world where you have a finite amount of food and / or other factors (cold weather) that cause deaths later on.

Do you not understand that ?

[debra9275]

well I hope they find other options for them rather than culling them

[vicr3000]

Even if they starve to death, die a slow death from stress and ill health ?

Does that apply to every other animal that is culled in Aus as well ?

[***super_nova***]

It is sad but necessary.  Th people who do the cull know what they are doing, and they do care about the animals; it would not be easy for them, and of-course they chose the sickest and skinniest ones.  If it was made public some well meaning idiots would be interfering, and it would only make the selection more difficult and less efficient. 

Remember when few years, during severe drought,  ago there was attempted cull of kangaroos when they became so numerous and starving that they were running around the town and attacking people?  Group of naive people went there and tried to stop the cull.