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Savannah Cat Fiasco

August 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blog

I have scratched my head hard over this story about importing Savannah Cats into Australia.
The couple who wanted to bring in these moggie monsters say they are about to sue the government because they claim to have written approval from Customs. You know what? I wouldn’t be surprised if they do. Australians really do have a bad track […]

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NO MORE BUNNY BUSINESS; the end for Centennial Park’s dirty wotten wabbits

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments · News

 
By JAMES WOODFORD
Andrew Glover’s clandestine raid on Centennial Park would have left Elmer Fudd wide-eyed with awe.
Glover is the managing ranger with the Moss Vale Rural Lands Protection Board, and is used to complex and controversial shooting tasks. In the past he has shot wild pigs at Hurstville and deer in the Royal National park.
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RED CLAWED INVADER: YET ANOTHER ACCLIMATISATION DISASTER

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · News

By James Woodford

In spite of all the shocking disasters that have resulted from acclimatisation it looks like we have done it again.

Scientists working on inland rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin have been alarmed to discover that the redclaw crayfish – a native of rivers in far northern Australia – appears to have been […]

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