http://en.redtram.com/ feral.typepad.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:30:20 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 289555 | The old dingo joke - apparently NOT an urban myth http://en.redtram.com/go/235913426/top100/ 235913426 I must admit I was in the camp that believed the old dingo joke was an urban myth. You'll know the one when it's repeated below. When the joke was featured in a recent newsletter, dog researchers around the country... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:29:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235913426/top100/ 289555 | I'm still not convinced on Private Game Reserves http://en.redtram.com/go/235099821/top100/ 235099821 The Shooter's Party in New South Wales has promoted an amendment to the Game and Feral Animal Act in that State. The proposal would essentially allow for three things: Hunting in National Parks under the same provision as currently happens... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:02:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235099821/top100/ 289555 | Pygmy hippo shooting shows stupidity of advocating live game reserves http://en.redtram.com/go/232020339/top100/ 232020339 The mistaken shooting of a pygmy hippopotamus in the Northern Territory highlights the sheer dopiness of those advocating live game reserves in Australia. The animal in question was probably living alone in the wild for years before its demise, most... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:04:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232020339/top100/ 289555 | Hippo shot in outback http://en.redtram.com/go/230991949/top100/ 230991949 A pygmy hippopotamus. A pygmy hippopotamus has been shot dead during a pig hunting expedition in the Northern Territory. A pygmy hippopotamus has been shot dead during a pig hunting expedition in the Northern Territory.Nico Courtney, 27, was out spot-lighting... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230991949/top100/ 289555 | Feral pigs a major concern to domestic pig producers http://en.redtram.com/go/229568099/top100/ 229568099 Pork producers in Australia face a tough task just to survive in the business. It's a competitive environment with low pork prices and high feed costs characterizing the industry. The presence of feral pigs that might transmit an exotic disease... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:03:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229568099/top100/ 289555 | Wool: wearing your own, comfortable, carbon sink and keeping important bits cool http://en.redtram.com/go/227231958/top100/ 227231958 You learn something new everyday. Yesterday I learned that wearing wool is like carrying your own little carbon sink around. I gave a presentation on the impacts of rabbits and wild dogs on wool production at a meeting of fine... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:48:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/227231958/top100/ 289555 | Australian version of "Deer Wars" developing http://en.redtram.com/go/225834120/top100/ 225834120 At least two books have been written entitled "Deer Wars". Over 25 years ago the highly respected population ecologist Graeme Caughley wrote "Deer Wars: the history of deer in New Zealand" and more recently American Robert Frye has written of... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:38:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/225834120/top100/ 289555 | Environment aside, breeding Savannah cats is a cruel practice http://en.redtram.com/go/220949990/top100/ 220949990 The recent airing of the BBC Documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed in Australia was an insight into the blinkered thinking of those breeding dogs for shows. Never mind the functionality of an animal, but focus entirely on the look, a look... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:29:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/220949990/top100/ 289555 | Bringing in the bounty hunters - can it work? http://en.redtram.com/go/220211600/top100/ 220211600 Bounties are one of the most talked about but least understood issues associated with pest animal management. They are simple in concept: pay people for dispatch of a particular animal and thus put an economic incentive on reducing numbers. So... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:21:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/220211600/top100/ 289555 | A story from the front: the war on wild dogs http://en.redtram.com/go/219400382/top100/ 219400382 Don and Meg Thomas earn their living from the land in the Wallangarra area of Southern Queensland. Unfortunately for Don and Meg they are one of the many landholders that are under siege from wild dog attacks on their livestock.... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:33:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/219400382/top100/ 289555 | Animal Liberation: Better to die of dehydration than a bullet http://en.redtram.com/go/219400332/top100/ 219400332 Director of Animal Liberation Australia, Mark Pearson, has told Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio program The Current that a camel is better off to die from dehydration than a bullet. To be exact, Mr Pearson said "there is veterinary science to... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:33:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/219400332/top100/ 289555 | Ferals in the Capital - fox and hare control http://en.redtram.com/go/217285574/top100/ 217285574 The "Bush" Capital of Australia, Canberra, is developing a range of environmental projects that will be icons in the future. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve is slowly recovering from the devastation of the 2003 bushfires and two new projects are underway: Mulligans... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:32:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/217285574/top100/ 289555 | Night of the Killer Grannies http://en.redtram.com/go/216608024/top100/ 216608024 If you go down to Wests Rugby Club in Belconnen in the Australian Capital Territory tonight, you're liable to get a shock. Around about seven, you'll notice a group of the more mature patrons back their stools away from the... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:06:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/216608024/top100/ 289555 | Public Meeting on the Shooter's Bill 25 August http://en.redtram.com/go/215894379/top100/ 215894379 You've got to give the Shooter's Party in New South Wales some credit. Robert Brown, the MLC proposing an amendment to the Game and Feral Animal Control Act has agreed to speak at a public meeting on the Bill at... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:05:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/215894379/top100/ 289555 | The relative humaneness of a shot to the head - the camel debate continues http://en.redtram.com/go/215648001/top100/ 215648001 My comment to Associated Press that I wouldn't mind getting shot in the head if I was a camel has got more than a few comments flying around the odd blog. Lots of people have an opinion, from animal rights... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:22:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/215648001/top100/ 289555 | Camels making news everywhere - a very cool African interpretation http://en.redtram.com/go/215647982/top100/ 215647982 Those pesky camels are making news around the world. This is an African interpretation of a BBC story. I'd say it's gone from English to another language and back again. I'm calling those animal welfare groups animal gratification groups from... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:22:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/215647982/top100/ 289555 | PM Kevin and Australia's slow-running camels http://en.redtram.com/go/215069625/top100/ 215069625 Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is reported to be a hands-on kind of guy, but it seemed a bit much for American finance show host, Erin Burnett, to label him a "serial killer" because his government is funding a camel... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:45:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/215069625/top100/ 289555 | The camel debate: a contrary view from Paddy McHugh http://en.redtram.com/go/215069607/top100/ 215069607 Paddy McHugh is passionate about camels and he's written to me with his views. Our Cooperative Research Centre doesn't actually deal with camels (we share one PhD student with the Desert Knowledge CRC). AAP asked my views the other day... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:45:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/215069607/top100/ 289555 | Ferret owners find no home in Queensland http://en.redtram.com/go/213082834/top100/ 213082834 Queensland has the toughest laws relating to feral animals in Australia, despite the State having a deer on its Coat of Arms (maybe we should start a petition about that?). Ferret and rabbit fanciers migrating to the Sunshine State have... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:26:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/213082834/top100/ 289555 | "Fair and balanced" verdict on 60 Minutes hunting report http://en.redtram.com/go/212351064/top100/ 212351064 If public response to 60 Minutes story on hunting animals is any indication, there is an overwhelmingly positive reaction to Australian families taking up the gun in pursuit of deer at least (as opposed to the wonderful characterization of English... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:36:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/212351064/top100/