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The Bilbies are GONE!!

Started by MrCruza, July 22, 2012, 08:34:29 AM

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MrCruza

Just read in the Sunday Mail the Bilby enclosure at Currawinya got breached by feral cats. The whole colony has been wipped out   :'( :'(
Cheers, John.




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Quote from: MrBitchi on July 22, 2012, 08:34:29 AM
Just read in the Sunday Mail the Bilby enclosure at Currawinya got breached by feral cats. The whole colony has been wipped out   :'( :'(


:'( :'( :'(
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Isuzumu

Quote from: MrBitchi on July 22, 2012, 08:34:29 AM
Just read in the Sunday Mail the Bilby enclosure at Currawinya got breached by feral cats. The whole colony has been wipped out   :'( :'(

Hi John, when we were at Diamantina NP last holidays, in one night the rangers shoot 80 cats, the bloody things are every where.
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Hairs

And some people wonder why I hate Cats.
>:D
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Tjupurula

Quote from: Hairs on July 22, 2012, 10:53:04 AM
And some people wonder why I hate Cats.
>:D

I don't mind feral cats, a bit of garlic, and chilli and they roast up quite well.   Just like bunny meat  ;D ;D ;D
Might have to try one sometime to find out.
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Hairs

Quote from: Tjupurula on July 22, 2012, 11:14:52 AM
Might have to try one sometime to find out.
Tjupurula

Cheers mate,  ;D
You don't use magic to disappear, all you need is a 4wd & a Swag ;)

D4D

Feral cat camp oven stew, I think I just spewed a little :-X
I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go...

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fuji

Quote from: D4D on July 22, 2012, 11:18:03 AM
Feral cat camp oven stew, I think I just spewed a little :-X


Yep there goes brekky!
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Dogsbreakfast

Bring back a bounty on the bastards. Cat v 30/30 = half a cat.
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GU_Thomo

Quote from: Hairs on July 22, 2012, 10:53:04 AM
And some people wonder why I hate Cats.
>:D


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Parry

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Jenko67

Sponsored 2 fence panels out there when we lived in Charleville... beautiful animals....poor things

Tjupurula

Quote from: D4D on July 22, 2012, 11:18:03 AM
Feral cat camp oven stew, I think I just spewed a little :-X

It wouldn't have the steroids and chemicals that retailed meat has.   I guess it gives a different definition to the term "Here kitty kitty, time for lunch"...... >:D >:D

jeb1900

Cats are terrible creatures. 

I can understand people like to have them inside the house, they're reasonably clean.  However if you let them outside then they need to have a VERY heavy bell on their neck to save all the wildlife and of course de-sexed.


Tjupurula

The Head Ranger here at Lake Gregory recently did a survey on the local small wildlife, and found some good sized colonies of Bilbies still where they should be.  Given this area is an IPA (Indigenous Protected Area), most of the animals are protected, but if we seea feral cat, it receives a lead sleeping tablet really quick.  Amazing what a .243 does to a feral cat, and it is "humane", as the cat dies too quickly no matter where it gets hit in the body.
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Bird

yea, like wild cats,  wild dogs dont do any damage either.
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Quote from: jeb1900 on July 22, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Cats are terrible creatures. 

I can understand people like to have them inside the house, they're reasonably clean.  However if you let them outside then they need to have a VERY heavy bell on their neck to save all the wildlife and of course de-sexed.

Last year we free camped near Broome and could hear the lady from a nearby Winnabago calling out for her cat. Seems her & hubby travel about with 2 cats & this one cat buggers off all the time for ages.  ??? Of course it disappears. It needs it's fix of murder & mayhem.

Cats are amazing hunters and will account for birds & marsupials with ease. And another thing, they need at least 2 bells on their collar so that they can't syncronise their actions.

Too many owners fool themselves into believing that their lovely couch purrer wouldn't hurt a fly.

As my old mate used to say "I hate cats but I love pussy".

Cheers - Wayne

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cheif carlos

get tin of tuna, leave in sun for a couple of days out of reach of cat, bring to cat access...........

ok it is sick but it apparently it works
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Burnsy

Trapped my fair share of cats while working as an enviro in the mining industry.  They are an absolute scurge, check out the gut contents on this one and the size of the tabby, he was to big and stinky to cut open so I can only imagine what he had put away.

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