Comments on: Elephants and Rhinos Could Help Extinguish Australia’s Wildfires

By: mr koala bearhorner

mr koala bearhorner — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:48:22 +0000

bring some martians to australia, that should do it.

By: mr koala bearhorner

mr koala bearhorner — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:46:17 +0000

i can draw elephants!

By: mr koala bearhorner

mr koala bearhorner — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:45:36 +0000

if elephants and rhinos can help the wildfire then why cant koalas help to…..

its not fair!!!!!!!

By: That Person

That Person — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:37:27 +0000

Even if the elephants may cause some damage, what other choices do you have?

By: Garden Walk Garden Talk

Garden Walk Garden Talk — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:43:59 +0000

I would be with David on this one. Makes you wonder the damage that could occur.

By: David Tittle

David Tittle — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:58:57 +0000

Isn’t there a bit of a bad history of introducing alien species into Austrialia?

By: adaptingideas

adaptingideas — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:31:09 +0000

Indigenous Australian’s have thousands of years of experience at managing their land. Fire management and other environment controls enabled them to live happy healthy lives for generations. European settlement brought about european style fire and land management schemes that just don’t work in Australia. If governments and land owners let the Indigenous community get on with looking after the place Australia would have a much more sustainable ecosystem.

The idea of bringing in elephants while fun is just a little insulting to all concerned really.

By: Marlene C.

Marlene C. — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:47:54 +0000

The idea of controlling the top predators to manage the grass eating mammals is a more dignified. Aborigines being used to serve a short term ecological problem for the country while the Aborigines require long term social solutions for themselves is less dignified. Certainly the Aborigines are keen on cultural techniques to an immediate problem, but how can they continued to be employable after the initial problem is abated.

Now the burning grass problem is in need of managing,although the indigenous people, Aborigines, may not have been consulted to bring non-native grass to Australia, as good citizens willing to secure positive results for themselves and their country,how do the Aborigines suggest the grass problem should be addressed? If not, why? Might the Aborigines,as any of the able-bodied citizens, in any case, be interested in being educated with long term marketable skills of fire fighting, animal husbandry, pests control and landscape design? Perhaps, investing in these ecological skills would reduce or eradicate some the social ills.

By: Jouw Tuincoach

Jouw Tuincoach — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:02:11 +0000

Reblogged this on My Feng Shui Garden and commented:
Creating and restoring ecological balance… teaches us to be aware of the impact of our choices. Nature has its own way. Mariëtte http://www.feng-shui-tuin.nl

By: theamberlight

theamberlight — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:01:41 +0000

Reblogged this on The Amber Light's Blog and commented: Very interesting and important ways to think about conserving resources. And how human greed can get in the way.