the carp anglers of the whole world could protest but! and here is the crunch, the austrailian government would no more take notice of us than it would to a hippy trying to smuggle a kilo of weed in thru the border.
the white population of that unfortunate country are the only blot on the landscape, they have absolutely no clue about conservation or preservation, they spout on about none native species but here is an abbreviated list of animals, insects and plants that have been introduced purposefully by humans into that otherwise pristine environment. Plants
Bridal creeper
Patterson's curse
Koster's curse
scotch thistle
Mammals
Water buffalo
Dromedary
Deer
Donkey
Ferret
Brown hare
Brumby
House mouse
Northern palm squirrel
Polynesian rat
black rat
brown rat
european rabbit
Birds
Common pheasant
Common myna
Common starling
Eurasian skylark
Eurasian blackbird
Eurasian tree sparrow
European greenfinch
European goldfinch
Feral pigeon
Hill myna
House sparrow
Mallard
Nutmeg mannikin
Spotted dove
Fish
Asian carp
Brown trout
Common carp
Common roach
European perch
Mosquitofish
Rainbow trout
Rosy barb
Rudd
Tilapia
Tench
Weather loach
ReptilesHouse gecko
Arthropods
Argentine ant
Black Portuguese millipede
Western honeybee
Red imported fire ant
Yellow crazy ant
·European wasp Echinoderms Northern Pacific seastar
there are many more not listed including deadly virus such as myxomatosis to control the (introduced) rabbit population, the cane toad to eradicate the larvae of the cane beetle and the list goes ever on. so sign a petition? why waste my time on the ignorant overbearing ausie bureaucrat that is so self centered that they even tried to eradicate the native Aborigine. so, sign a bit of paper for the convict crocodile hunters to ignore? waste my time i wont :twisted: