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I know noone on HN cares about the environment, it's all about CO2, but in case anyone pops in, if you could use carbon credits to eliminate pigs, and this is a
by aaron695 5y ago
I know noone on HN cares about the environment, it's all about CO2, but in case anyone pops in, if you could use carbon credits to eliminate pigs, and this is a ok amount of carbon credits combined with rural money (pigs damage crops (which also increases crop size) and other funding, it could make a big deal to the environment.
Drones and infra tech are changing things a bit. It's still very hard for elimination. But it could be a ok little moon shoot. Drones were tried with the recent mouse plague - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/03/are-poison-packed-drones-the-answer-to-eastern-australias-mouse-plague https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/03/are-p...
Australia has no native hoofed animals. So they damage a lot.
An issue that is being seen is these introduced animals are becoming an important part of culture. Pig hunting is big deal for rural youth. Similar with the beauty of wild horse. Complex.
I think with pigs, because the hunting community is the same as the farming community, there would be very good support.