Bilby's under threat at Currawinya National Park
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 18:38
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Sir Kev & Darkie
Looks like the recent floods have contributed to the lack of maintenance on the cat proof fence on the Bilby enclosure at
Currawinya National Park.
News Article
On our recent trip to
Diamantina National Park the Rangers there shot 80 cats in one night. We saw more feral cats than most other wildlife.
We also may have found a new colony of Bilby's after speaking to one of the Rangers about a carcass we found and photographed whilst out exploring in the Park :)
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 19:12
Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 19:12
Hi Kev, I read on another
forum that the bilbys had been wiped out, I hope some one has got that wrong
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 19:34
Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 19:34
Shane,
As per the Article they haven't seen a bilby there for about 2 months so who knows :(
But shooting 22 feral cats and still not getting them all doesn't sound good either.
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 20:18
Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 20:18
Sir Kev,
No doubt some people mightn't be happy that parts of their sponsored fence wasn't being maintained. Tragic too, that the cats have been able to get back in there. It'll take a while to clean ALL of them out.
Re the Army's effort at Astrebla some years back. Was speaking to the manager of Davenport Downs, at the time, and he told me the boys shot 450 cats.........and used 4,500 rounds of ammo. Another yarn he told me, I'd better not repeat here, in case the Cat Society comes after me.
Heaps of cats around the
Winton area too, Kev. Wife says there's a fresh carcase every couple of days, just east of town, on Jessamine Ck floodway.
Bob.
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 21:01
Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 21:01
Bob,
With such good seasons at the moment I think the numbers of the bastards are increasing.
Would love to see the feral cat numbers reduced by as many means as possible.
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Reply By: Member - Brian P (SA) - Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 22:31
Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 at 22:31
Hi Kev. Hope the panel Frank talked Me and Sharron into sponsoring is not damaged. Poor Bilby's hope they are ok. Brian
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Reply By: Member-Heather MG NSW - Monday, Jul 23, 2012 at 06:52
Monday, Jul 23, 2012 at 06:52
Hi Kev,
On our recent travels through Western NSW National Parks (Mungo,
Mutawintji, Sturt) then into western Qld...
the Dig tree,
Quilpie,
Windorah...we were shocked by the numbers of feral cats. They were hanging around the campgrounds trying to steal food after dark...very easy to spot with head lights on.
We counted 9 (some were road kill) between
Quilpie and
Windorah one day. (Also saw lots of pigs in the same area.)
They must be doing enormous damage to native wildlife and any efforts to eradicate them are ok by me. I used to be a cat lover...but not any more!
And there were huge numbers of feral goats in western NSW as
well. I am all for controlled hunting in National Parks.
regards,
Heather
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