Originally posted by OzWeatherman
Originally posted by LeTan
It's only a matter of time before even emus will become a pest to the people living in the area. It always happens because we always manage to ruin
their natural habitat, then when they become an annoyance we hunt them or come up with excuses to "control" their population.
Ummm no. They have always been around Woomera, ever since it was built in the early 20th century. Nobody here is even close to considering them a
pest. The town is isolated, the closest town south is 200km away and the nearest town north is 8km's away. If people had wanted these native
creatures dead, they wouldve done it already
I'm really glad to see emus, but at the same time, I just feel that they are going down a dangerous path, getting that close to humans. Once people
start feeding wildlife, only bad things will come from it.
Nobody feeds them. Its hard enough to get clsoe to them. Like I said, people here respect them and they respect us. They wouldnt even come into town
if they were threatened. You are obviously from another country or you have never lived in a small rural town in the outback.
Im sorry but you dont seem to know what you are talking about
No, in this case, I don't think I do know. I'm sorry I guess I was assuming a lot of things. I live in the states and we have a problem with black
bears and grizzly bears.
Sorry if my post offended you or something, I was just stating how I feel about human interaction with wild life and how it can and does turn bad a
lot of the time. Anyway, thanks for giving me more info on the Emus and more geological data. I should have looked up where Woomera was, and after
posting, I did so, I should have looked it up before posting. Ah well, you live, you learn. Thanks again.