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[Darryl (Dassa) Lynch]

link-bounces at anumail0.anu.edu.au wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 03:30:47PM +1100, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>>> instead of landclearing and destroying the environment further we
>>> could all do ourselves a favour and eat Kangaroo....which seems
>>> extraordinarily difficult to buy in Australia.
>> 
>> yep, and they don't destroy the soil as hard hooved animals
>> like cattle do.
>> 

Actually, they cause a great deal of damage to the environment as it is now.
They make large tracks through the scrub, damage water course banks, pull
grasses out by the roots or crop it so short it doesn't recover, resulting
in eventual loss of top soil.  As with all animals, in small numbers the
damage is minimal and naturally repairable, in large numbers as we often see
during dry times and good, they can cause a lot of damage.

Darryl (Dassa) Lynch