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African animals to roam Australia ?

Posted by chrisd on from the what-about-the-wombats-and-koalas dept.

Invurt writes: "In a strange twist to the traditional conservation story, Media Magnate Kerry Packer has announced that he is planning to open a huge African game reserve, for reasons of conservation and endangered species breeding in Australia. This would basically replicate Africa in the Australian continent, on a huge scale. They are not sure if they'd leave the kangaroos there or not - always wondered what it'd be like with kangaroos roaming the plains with lions."

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  1. GPL? by 4thAce · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    From the article:

    Animals are to be sourced from zoos and parks around the world.

    Wait a minute, the source code for a hippo is available? How come I've never seen this here?

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    Inventor of the LOLbalrog meme.
  2. Re:Won't work by tooth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You could nearly include white europeans in that list too ;)

  3. Re:Great Idea, Kerry! by thogard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    thats...
    Kerry, you are a fucking Rich idiot!

  4. Why Packer is Oz' Barbra Streisand by Ora*DBA · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Lessee, why is he an idiot - can anyone say 'prickly pear' or 'domestic house cat'? How about Jamaicans discussing the mongoose infestation problem, or Guam residents discussing brown snakes. One does not import significant chunks of one ecosystem into another without drastic effects. The government should fly over Nancy Reagan to just say no.

  5. Re:the Australian people will never accept this... by shenki · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    um, fuck you

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  6. Re:Great Idea, Kerry! by yobbo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Preach on brotha!!!