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The Dingo's Fate

40 points by Thevet 2y ago

sien 2y ago
There is an excellent book about this. 'The New Wild' by Fred Pearce is well worth a read. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22716462-the-new-wild https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22716462-the-new-wild We shouldn't introduce species deliberately in new places, but in many places species have taken off and should be accepted.
- dntbrsnbl 2y ago
  To be honest, I don't think I buy this. I'm from NZ and we have a number of introduced species (possums, stoats) which have a dramatic impact on the native wildlife. A lot of bird species in NZ are unique and only found here. They're almost all critically endangered or at risk [1], as they evolved with no natural predators. I'd rather we try and control these introduced species so we can keep (at least some of) our native birds. [1]: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/conservation-status/threatened-birds/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/conservation-status/threatene...
  - waste_monk 2y ago
    Perhaps you should fight fire with fire - export NZ native wildlife around the world and hopefully it'll become invasive and flourish somewhere else! It worked well enough for Australia [1]! [1] https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2017/09/aussie-invasion-the-impact-of-our-natives-overseas/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-envir... (I shouldn't need to say this, but this is a joke and should not be taken as environmental policy :) )
    - hulitu 2y ago
      > this is a joke it is reality in most.of the world. Humans turned the ecosystem in a world of invasive species.
mig39 2y ago
> Remarkably, the longest fence in the world was built and is maintained for a single purpose: to protect Australia’s pastoral heartlands from the depredations of a canine. I thought it was built to keep rabbits out? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-proof_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-proof_fence
- bacheaul 2y ago
  Looks like that's a different, though equally impressive fence... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_Fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_Fence
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- nineteen999 2y ago
  You are thinking of the Great Wall of China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0KGvMgRE5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0KGvMgRE5k
- EdwardDiego 2y ago
  There's an amazing yet heart-breaking film by the same name.
  - woleium 2y ago
    that one line “he won’t come if you’re here”…
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throwaway422432 2y ago
The exclusion fence has unfortunately suffered extensive damage in the Western Queensland flooding this week, and will likely result in wild dog incursions in multiple places.

40 points by Thevet 2y ago

sien 2y ago

There is an excellent book about this. 'The New Wild' by Fred Pearce is well worth a read. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22716462-the-new-wild https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22716462-the-new-wild We shouldn't introduce species deliberately in new places, but in many places species have taken off and should be accepted.

dntbrsnbl 2y ago
To be honest, I don't think I buy this. I'm from NZ and we have a number of introduced species (possums, stoats) which have a dramatic impact on the native wildlife. A lot of bird species in NZ are unique and only found here. They're almost all critically endangered or at risk [1], as they evolved with no natural predators. I'd rather we try and control these introduced species so we can keep (at least some of) our native birds. [1]: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/conservation-status/threatened-birds/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/conservation-status/threatene...
- waste_monk 2y ago
  Perhaps you should fight fire with fire - export NZ native wildlife around the world and hopefully it'll become invasive and flourish somewhere else! It worked well enough for Australia [1]! [1] https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2017/09/aussie-invasion-the-impact-of-our-natives-overseas/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-envir... (I shouldn't need to say this, but this is a joke and should not be taken as environmental policy :) )
  - hulitu 2y ago
    > this is a joke it is reality in most.of the world. Humans turned the ecosystem in a world of invasive species.

mig39 2y ago

> Remarkably, the longest fence in the world was built and is maintained for a single purpose: to protect Australia’s pastoral heartlands from the depredations of a canine. I thought it was built to keep rabbits out? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-proof_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-proof_fence

bacheaul 2y ago
Looks like that's a different, though equally impressive fence... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_Fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_Fence
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nineteen999 2y ago
You are thinking of the Great Wall of China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0KGvMgRE5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0KGvMgRE5k
EdwardDiego 2y ago
There's an amazing yet heart-breaking film by the same name.
- woleium 2y ago
  that one line “he won’t come if you’re here”…

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throwaway422432 2y ago

The exclusion fence has unfortunately suffered extensive damage in the Western Queensland flooding this week, and will likely result in wild dog incursions in multiple places.