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Rabbit-proof fence

49 points by lelf 12y ago

waterfowl 12y ago
Reminds me of the Dingo Fence(yes it's a real thing). Oz is so spooky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_fence
- DanBC 12y ago
  A dingos getting through a 20 km fence in 2002 destroyed 10% of the entire World's population of Northern Hairy Nose Wombats. http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threatened-species/endangered/northern_hairynosed_wombat/ http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threatened-species/endang... http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=9 http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=9
- sjtrny 12y ago
  How is it spooky? We are talking about fences not ghosts.
tarice 12y ago
Also of note, and linked in the article, is the subject of Myxomatosis, a virus created to curb the population of rabbits in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis
- Someone 12y ago
  Not created, introduced.
- bayesianhorse 12y ago
  Also, rabbit haemorrhagic disease, which was investigated as a possible agent, then "escaped" from the lab "accidentally". Both didn't really work long-term.
zwieback 12y ago
Not sure why this is in HN but I want one! This is the first year I've had a rabbit problem (Western Oregon) so now I'll have to think of ways of keeping deer as well as rabbits out of my garden.
- GigabyteCoin 12y ago
  Good luck with building a fence that keeps out deer. http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/deerfences.html http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/deerfences.html White tailed deer can jump 8+ feet high, and by then your backyard attains somewhat of a prison feel.
  - zwieback 12y ago
    I've seen the jump vertically 10 feet, hover, and then squeeze through a 4" hole in a deer fence... No, I'm using wire covers over my raised beds. Luckily some plants appear to be safe, so far, e.g. tomatoes and peppers.
  - kahirsch 12y ago
    A slanted fence can be much shorter and can be cheaper, but it uses a bit more area. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbRRgIbYKgw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbRRgIbYKgw [2] http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/r/download/51668 http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/r/download/51668 (PDF)
    - GigabyteCoin 12y ago
      Unfortunately when most homeowners are living on 20' * 100' subdivisioned plot of land, giving up a few feet of perimeter real estate is next to impossible. Perhaps we will begin to see gated communities that promise to keep deer and wildlife out of residents' backyards? A smaller version of the australian rabbit fence if you will.
- bsilvereagle 12y ago
  Good luck. Keep in mind rabbits/deer/squirrels spend all their waking hours trying to get into your garden.
lisper 12y ago
Also the subject (well, really the sub-text) of a movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/
- feralmoan 12y ago
  And it's a great movie, at that! :D
- jordan0day 12y ago
  Another movie that could have benefited greatly from a rabbit-proof fence: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/
  - codeulike 12y ago
    And another http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004/
- tomcam 12y ago
  Another cinematic application for a rabbit-proof fence: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/
austingulati 12y ago
OT: This is probably the worst way to represent cost per distance using different units > £167 per mile ($250/km)
- tricolon 12y ago
  Brits use pounds and miles. Australians use dollars and kilometres. I see no problem.
  - justincormack 12y ago
    No I think its that when it was built Australians used pounds and miles, now the international standard is dollars and kilometers.
  - heyalexchoi 12y ago
    Americans use dollars and miles.
    - redthrowaway 12y ago
      The article isn't about or written by Americans.
      - twothamendment 12y ago
        Then what is it doing online? We don't have room for this non-American stuff - it will clog the tubes!
- rikacomet 12y ago
  every cellphone has a converter.. here is your chance to use it. Just for reference.. in India.. we sometimes use the American counting method (millions, billions) .. and sometimes the native one (lakhs, crores) alternatively. its easier than the mile/km conversion though.. since 10 lakh = 1 million, 100crore= 1 billion
kahirsch 12y ago
The different land-use on the two sides of the fence lead to differences in weather. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/earth/14fenc.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/earth/14fenc.html
zheshishei 12y ago
If the fence was unbroken for 1800km, how did people get from one side to the other?
- jonny_eh 12y ago
  Bridges lined with rabbit poison?
- lukevdp 12y ago
  Gates I would think
- mlakewood 12y ago
  ahh... there wasnt a lot of people to need to get through there.
- stretchwithme 12y ago
  Ladder tall enough so a leg can be either side.
- deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]
jc_dntn 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-Proof_Fence_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-Proof_Fence_(film)
mrfusion 12y ago
Could this also be used for a giant antena?
refurb 12y ago
This sort of reminds me of the rat control system the Canadian province of Alberta has in place[1]. Since Alberta is bordered on one side by the Rockies, you only need to control the Eastern plains to stop them from moving in. The "rat control zone" extends from the US border and up along the Saskatchewan border about half way. Since Alberta grows a lot of wheat and other grains, there is value in limiting the presence of rats. In addition to setting traps and poison along the rat control zone, they also have official rat control officers that search farms and shoot any rats they find. [2] They have found a number of rats in recent years, so there is some doubt that Alberta has remained truly "rat free".[3] [1]http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3441 http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agd... [2]http://www.montrealgazette.com/Alberta+control+officers+Orest+Popil+from+left+Bruce+Alexander+Bill+Kloeckes+check+farm+field+rats+near+Kitscoty+October+2000+stuffed+Norway+sits+bale+foreground/9605749/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/Alberta+control+officers+Ores...

49 points by lelf 12y ago

Reminds me of the Dingo Fence(yes it's a real thing). Oz is so spooky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_fence

DanBC 12y ago
A dingos getting through a 20 km fence in 2002 destroyed 10% of the entire World's population of Northern Hairy Nose Wombats. http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threatened-species/endangered/northern_hairynosed_wombat/ http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threatened-species/endang... http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=9 http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=9
sjtrny 12y ago
How is it spooky? We are talking about fences not ghosts.

tarice 12y ago

Also of note, and linked in the article, is the subject of Myxomatosis, a virus created to curb the population of rabbits in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis

Someone 12y ago
Not created, introduced.
bayesianhorse 12y ago
Also, rabbit haemorrhagic disease, which was investigated as a possible agent, then "escaped" from the lab "accidentally". Both didn't really work long-term.

zwieback 12y ago

Not sure why this is in HN but I want one! This is the first year I've had a rabbit problem (Western Oregon) so now I'll have to think of ways of keeping deer as well as rabbits out of my garden.

GigabyteCoin 12y ago
Good luck with building a fence that keeps out deer. http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/deerfences.html http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/deerfences.html White tailed deer can jump 8+ feet high, and by then your backyard attains somewhat of a prison feel.
- zwieback 12y ago
  I've seen the jump vertically 10 feet, hover, and then squeeze through a 4" hole in a deer fence... No, I'm using wire covers over my raised beds. Luckily some plants appear to be safe, so far, e.g. tomatoes and peppers.
- kahirsch 12y ago
  A slanted fence can be much shorter and can be cheaper, but it uses a bit more area. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbRRgIbYKgw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbRRgIbYKgw [2] http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/r/download/51668 http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/r/download/51668 (PDF)
  - GigabyteCoin 12y ago
    Unfortunately when most homeowners are living on 20' * 100' subdivisioned plot of land, giving up a few feet of perimeter real estate is next to impossible. Perhaps we will begin to see gated communities that promise to keep deer and wildlife out of residents' backyards? A smaller version of the australian rabbit fence if you will.
bsilvereagle 12y ago
Good luck. Keep in mind rabbits/deer/squirrels spend all their waking hours trying to get into your garden.

lisper 12y ago

Also the subject (well, really the sub-text) of a movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/

feralmoan 12y ago
And it's a great movie, at that! :D
jordan0day 12y ago
Another movie that could have benefited greatly from a rabbit-proof fence: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/
- codeulike 12y ago
  And another http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004/
tomcam 12y ago
Another cinematic application for a rabbit-proof fence: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/

austingulati 12y ago

OT: This is probably the worst way to represent cost per distance using different units > £167 per mile ($250/km)

tricolon 12y ago
Brits use pounds and miles. Australians use dollars and kilometres. I see no problem.
- justincormack 12y ago
  No I think its that when it was built Australians used pounds and miles, now the international standard is dollars and kilometers.
- heyalexchoi 12y ago
  Americans use dollars and miles.
  - redthrowaway 12y ago
    The article isn't about or written by Americans.
    - twothamendment 12y ago
      Then what is it doing online? We don't have room for this non-American stuff - it will clog the tubes!
rikacomet 12y ago
every cellphone has a converter.. here is your chance to use it. Just for reference.. in India.. we sometimes use the American counting method (millions, billions) .. and sometimes the native one (lakhs, crores) alternatively. its easier than the mile/km conversion though.. since 10 lakh = 1 million, 100crore= 1 billion

kahirsch 12y ago

The different land-use on the two sides of the fence lead to differences in weather. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/earth/14fenc.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/earth/14fenc.html

zheshishei 12y ago

If the fence was unbroken for 1800km, how did people get from one side to the other?

jonny_eh 12y ago
Bridges lined with rabbit poison?
lukevdp 12y ago
Gates I would think
mlakewood 12y ago
ahh... there wasnt a lot of people to need to get through there.
stretchwithme 12y ago
Ladder tall enough so a leg can be either side.
deleted 12y ago
[deleted]

jc_dntn 12y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-Proof_Fence_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-Proof_Fence_(film)

mrfusion 12y ago

Could this also be used for a giant antena?

refurb 12y ago

This sort of reminds me of the rat control system the Canadian province of Alberta has in place[1]. Since Alberta is bordered on one side by the Rockies, you only need to control the Eastern plains to stop them from moving in. The "rat control zone" extends from the US border and up along the Saskatchewan border about half way. Since Alberta grows a lot of wheat and other grains, there is value in limiting the presence of rats. In addition to setting traps and poison along the rat control zone, they also have official rat control officers that search farms and shoot any rats they find. [2] They have found a number of rats in recent years, so there is some doubt that Alberta has remained truly "rat free".[3] [1]http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3441 http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agd... [2]http://www.montrealgazette.com/Alberta+control+officers+Orest+Popil+from+left+Bruce+Alexander+Bill+Kloeckes+check+farm+field+rats+near+Kitscoty+October+2000+stuffed+Norway+sits+bale+foreground/9605749/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/Alberta+control+officers+Ores...