tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post113677110215379783..comments2024-02-07T21:14:26.719+11:00Comments on Oikos: Hunting feral animals on public landDavid Jefferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826563619710355534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-1136921626347121072006-01-11T06:33:00.000+11:002006-01-11T06:33:00.000+11:00Why stop with feral pigs and goats? Let's extend i...Why stop with feral pigs and goats? Let's extend it to the elimination of all feral animals - cattle, sheep, non-indigenous humans (although even they must have been feral once)?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I don't understand the NSW govt. Do we really want our forests and parks full of bogans with guns, bows and hunting dogs? I had never heard of this 'Game Council' which is lobbying the govt with this hunting idea. Who in blazes are they?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-1136847164963006862006-01-10T09:52:00.000+11:002006-01-10T09:52:00.000+11:00UpdateIt was always only going to be a matter of t...<B>Update</B><BR/>It was always only going to be a matter of time before someone suggested this be extended to National Parks but it's come quicker than I would have thought: <BR/> <BR/><I>A New South Wales Legislative Councillor wants the use of licensed hunters extended to national parks and wilderness areas, if a planned trial in state forests is successful.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>See the full story here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1544151.htm<BR/>(and check out the stunning arithmetic!).David Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826563619710355534noreply@blogger.com