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Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania
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Doing something to make the rats infertile is a humane and effective way to control their numbers.
It is like the Trap Neuter Release program for feral cats in cities. If you just kill the cats more cats always seem to take their place. Neutering them allows them to live out their lives without in peace without the numbers of cats increasing. Gradually the numbers drop off as cats die of natural causes. It would work the same way for rats.

The solution of rendering animals sterile might not always be there. It is also not the fastest way to do things.
It is humane however. We should always be looking for the humane solution. Right now we tend to just cull things.

Saving the parrots is an emergency and all the reasons for their decline need to be looked at. If we don't take loss of habitat seriously then the sugar gliders will have died for nothing. A more balanced approach might have long term success.

This is just a small part of the global problem of introduced species. Perhaps  it is time for a global conference on the subject. We need to bring scientists together to look for solutions. Each case might be unique, but there are common elements. If they start with the premise that we caused the problem and have an obligation to fix it, they might get so meaningful results.  Each country on its own looks to a cull as a solution. It is not humane and culls are not really the right solution.
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Catherine

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Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 10-01-2018, 03:07 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Tobi - 10-02-2018, 02:32 AM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 10-02-2018, 03:08 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by platy - 10-20-2018, 09:47 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by LPC - 10-21-2018, 01:08 AM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by platy - 10-21-2018, 03:47 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by LPC - 10-21-2018, 01:00 AM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 10-21-2018, 04:25 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by platy - 12-06-2018, 02:08 AM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by LPC - 12-06-2018, 06:22 AM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 12-06-2018, 04:54 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by platy - 12-06-2018, 09:37 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by LPC - 12-06-2018, 11:40 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 12-07-2018, 04:22 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 12-07-2018, 04:48 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by LPC - 12-07-2018, 06:58 PM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Tobi - 12-08-2018, 03:31 AM
RE: Sugar Glider cull in Tasmania - by Catherine - 12-08-2018, 04:34 PM

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