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Today I found this comment on the Conversation website, I don't know who the author was, it's identified only as "rtb5chars rtblast", and it's a year old. I'm quoting it (with punctuation corrections) because it exactly states my attitude to the environment:-Wildeblood wrote:Our record with both introduced and native species is disastrous. That's no excuse for giving up on either category. This country needs active environmental management more than ever; standing by and watching while everything dies, saying "Oh well, that's nature for ya," is criminal.Diziet Sma wrote:On a less serious note, "control" is an illusion, and this country's track record with introduced species would tend to argue against your argument.
tb5chars rtblast wrote:The most important thing seems to be forget about preserving the original ecological balance and focus on establishing and maintaining a sound ecological balance.
If you have an out of balance system, like the Murray Darling river system, forget the silly idea of returning it to its original, pristine state and focus on making the system healthy, workable and sustaining. Balance water use, and add whatever additional species are required to clean the system up and make it more fit for purpose.
Original should not be the driver, healthy and environmentally sound should be.
Right now, should we be focused on turning our desert environments green and into a massive greenhouse gas sink, or preserve them as deserts; which is the more sensible policy?
And across the ditch in New Zealand, the proto-roadrunner evolved into the Moa, which then died out due to a chronic lack of roading and being monstered to death by Haast's Eagles.Smivs wrote:Evolution is the process by which species change over generations into new species. The changes can be caused by random mutation, environmental influences and luck.Wildeblood wrote:Evolution? Please explain?
In America, a specific set of circumstances and factors led a pre-Roadrunner species to evolve into the Roadrunner. These circumstances did not occur in Australia. Specifically there were fewer roads, and no predators (Coyotes) to spur the development path that led to the Roadrunner. Australian pre-Roadrunners encountered different influencing factors, where being much bigger and having a long neck were definite advantages, so in Australia, the proto-roadrunner evolved into the Emu.
I thought everybody knew that!
Can't believe I didn't reply to this last week.Ranthe wrote:And across the ditch in New Zealand, the proto-roadrunner evolved into the Moa, which then died out due to a chronic lack of roading and being monstered to death by Haast's Eagles.
I thought I had. Read this, Smivs. It compares emus to Zulu warriors.Smivs wrote:Yes, I've been pecked by one.Wildeblood wrote:Do you know how big emus are?
No such tiny bird here. Though there are EmusDiziet Sma wrote:Surely the first step should be to actually find a roadrunner in Australia..Wildeblood wrote:I haven't received any reply from the Greens party yet to my query regarding a conservation strategy for road runners in Australia. Disappointed!
Was thinking. That eagle looks pretty small. Having seen a full grown Golden Eagle up close. Also had an Eagle Owl perch on my arm. The one thing that is really unsettling is the Paddington Bear stare they share. You know it is pure predator and only thinking.Wildeblood wrote:
