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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
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Subject: Re: Australian Swarms
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Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 08:49:42 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 18 08:49:42 1984
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Australia has always suffered from swarms of hares and mice, both
having been introduced from other areas.  They built humongous
fences to try to control the range of the hares, but it doesn't
seem to help in the long run.  I had a pen pal in Alice Springs
who would often go on hare hunts and bag 100s in a one day hunt.
There is a great reluctance to introduce predators as once the
hares and mice are brought under control, how do you keep the
predators under control?  Further, what chance is there for the
predators turning on the native creatures and destroying the
most unique animal population on earth?  The Australians would
like to be able to go back in time and throtle that English
gentleman who imported the hares from England just to
remind himself of home.  Talk about upseting the balance of 
nature.
T. C. Wheeler