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Aussies Could Use Elephants To Fight Invasive Species
A type of invasive African grass is a major cause of wildfires in Australia. The giant gamba grass is too large for cattle and the native marsupial grazers to eat, but David Bowman, a professor of environmental change biology at the University of Tasmania has a plan. He says that elephants or rhinoceroses could eat the pest grass. "... the only other methods likely to control gamba grass involve using chemicals or physically clearing the land, which would destroy the habitat. Using mega-herbivores may ultimately be more practical and cost-effective, and it would help to conserve animals that are threatened by poaching in their native environments," he said. This plan makes you wonder just how big a Chinese needle snake can grow.
...the Elephants simply starve to death.
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Perhaps we'll die...
So there was this fence that was supposed to prevent the plague of rabbits from crossing the country. I don't think it worked. I'm having this vision of a future with an Elephant proof fence. Somehow the idea appeals.
Cane toads.
yes rabbits would be a good idea. They are smaller and cuter than elephants and they eat grass as well...
I love stacking my barbecues in the shed at the end of summer - you can't beat a bit of grill on grill action.
But who will eat the elephants when they become invasive?
They plan to sterilize the beasts, and track them with GPS.
Plan B involves reintroducing the T Rex, as seen on the documentary Jurassic Park.
The elephants can be used to stomp on the caine toads.
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[...]they're not exactly small and hard to spot. [...]
If they wear red socks, and hide in a strawberry patch, they're quite hard to spot!
OK, since I've posted, I've got a brilliant idea: control the elephants by introducing mice!
Nah - the traditional method is to barbeque them.
FFS who would name a plant something like Andropogon gayanus ?
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They taste like Bald Eagles, which taste quite a bit like the Spotted Owls.
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Are elephant germs really that dangerous?
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I prefer "Long Pig". There's lots and plenty of them! The tasiest most tender ones are cubicle workers (esp. IT workers) and truck drivers, neither of which are missed when they disappear. Nice and tender like veal. Stay away from construction workers, too stringy. Besides, I never liked Mexican food.
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