This type of large project is really the only way of protecting our small animals from the cat and fox. There are several in WA and they desperately need to be established in other States too.

>>But an ambitious new rewilding project on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia will attempt to restore a small pocket of Australia to its former ecological glory.

In total, about 27 of 29 mammal species are believed to have disappeared from the peninsula, including keystone species which help shape the ecosystem, according to the Head of Living Ecosystems from WWF, Darren Grover.

The rewilding project, which officially launches today after 10 years of planning, will begin by building a fence across the narrowest section of the peninsula to help control foxes and feral cats entering the 120,000-hectare sanctuary.<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-31/rewilding-yorke-peninsula-innes/10762182?

PermeateFree said:

This type of large project is really the only way of protecting our small animals from the cat and fox. There are several in WA and they desperately need to be established in other States too.

>>But an ambitious new rewilding project on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia will attempt to restore a small pocket of Australia to its former ecological glory.

In total, about 27 of 29 mammal species are believed to have disappeared from the peninsula, including keystone species which help shape the ecosystem, according to the Head of Living Ecosystems from WWF, Darren Grover.

The rewilding project, which officially launches today after 10 years of planning, will begin by building a fence across the narrowest section of the peninsula to help control foxes and feral cats entering the 120,000-hectare sanctuary.<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-31/rewilding-yorke-peninsula-innes/10762182?

I think this is grand. But I am not so sure about introducing devils.

sarahs mum said:

PermeateFree said:

This type of large project is really the only way of protecting our small animals from the cat and fox. There are several in WA and they desperately need to be established in other States too.

>>But an ambitious new rewilding project on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia will attempt to restore a small pocket of Australia to its former ecological glory.

In total, about 27 of 29 mammal species are believed to have disappeared from the peninsula, including keystone species which help shape the ecosystem, according to the Head of Living Ecosystems from WWF, Darren Grover.

The rewilding project, which officially launches today after 10 years of planning, will begin by building a fence across the narrowest section of the peninsula to help control foxes and feral cats entering the 120,000-hectare sanctuary.<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-31/rewilding-yorke-peninsula-innes/10762182?

I think this is grand. But I am not so sure about introducing devils.

They used to be part of the paleo ecosystem and if they can replace the cat and fox that definitely are not part of the ecosystem, then it should be a win, win situation.

Very nice

PermeateFree said:

sarahs mum said:

PermeateFree said:

This type of large project is really the only way of protecting our small animals from the cat and fox. There are several in WA and they desperately need to be established in other States too.

>>But an ambitious new rewilding project on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia will attempt to restore a small pocket of Australia to its former ecological glory.

In total, about 27 of 29 mammal species are believed to have disappeared from the peninsula, including keystone species which help shape the ecosystem, according to the Head of Living Ecosystems from WWF, Darren Grover.

The rewilding project, which officially launches today after 10 years of planning, will begin by building a fence across the narrowest section of the peninsula to help control foxes and feral cats entering the 120,000-hectare sanctuary.<<

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-31/rewilding-yorke-peninsula-innes/10762182?

I think this is grand. But I am not so sure about introducing devils.

They used to be part of the paleo ecosystem and if they can replace the cat and fox that definitely are not part of the ecosystem, then it should be a win, win situation.

> 120,000-hectare sanctuary.

Need to check how big that is in real units. 1,200 square km. That’s sizeable.

Kosciusko National Park 6,900 square km. That was taken over from mining and farmland, too.

How much would thylacines have preyed on our native mammals?

mollwollfumble said:

PermeateFree said:

sarahs mum said:

I think this is grand. But I am not so sure about introducing devils.

They used to be part of the paleo ecosystem and if they can replace the cat and fox that definitely are not part of the ecosystem, then it should be a win, win situation.

> 120,000-hectare sanctuary.

Need to check how big that is in real units. 1,200 square km. That’s sizeable.

Kosciusko National Park 6,900 square km. That was taken over from mining and farmland, too.

How much would thylacines have preyed on our native mammals?

Prior to the introduction of the dingo ~5000 years ago, the thylacine was the main native predator.

However its extinction will be hard to effect so we might have to put up with that, but I suppose your point is that the situation will be more akin to the “native” situation if we permit foxes and dingoes to fill the role that thylacines once filled before they were endeadenised on the mainland.