Film of the last example of a now extinct Aussie animal.

[red750]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/rare-colour-footage-of-extinct-australian-animal-seen-again-after-89-years-044411887.html

 

It's the film seen after 89 years, not the animal.

[Jerry_Atrick]

From the article: "Australia has the highest rate of mammalian extinction in the world,"

 

That is a sad indictment of such a wealthy country.

 

[nomadpete]

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

From the article: "Australia has the highest rate of mammalian extinction in the world,"

 

That is a sad indictment of such a wealthy country.

 

And our government just watered down our environmental regulatory system.

[Jerry_Atrick]

You are kiddign me.. Got a link?

 

[nomadpete]

The removal of climate consideration from environmental approvals for mining projects?

 

From ABC, regarding approving Woodside's gas drilling...

 

"It is his first decision since changing the government's greenhouse gas emissions policy last month to strip the EPA of the power to regulate emissions."

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-12/wa-environmental-minister-approves-north-west-shelf-extension/104654110

[Marty_d]

Yeah that decision knocked the gloss off Labor.  A massive majority based in large part on their perceived action on climate change and the first thing they do is bend over and take it from the giant polluter Woodside.

[nomadpete]

And the foreign owned salmon industry getting law changed just for them. And a 

 

"Laws to guarantee salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour pass federal lower house"

 

"Labor came into government promising to strengthen Australia's environmental laws, but appears set to end its term by instead scaling back a part of them."

 

And the Australian taxpayer  is paying $37 million to oxygenate Macquarie Harbour - a virtual government gift to foriegn businesses that are causing the environmental problem.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/pm-albanese-introduces-legislation-to-protect-salmon-farming/105088538

[facthunter]

Australia  Has the Most species to start with.  Many are delicate, depend on other life forms and can't adapt to change of circumstances Australia by and Large is light on for water and in many places extremely HOT. Domestic CATS are bad news for many Birds as well as other Migrated species, and diseases..  Nev

[onetrack]

Lack of water in drought periods kills thousands of animals and has probably contributed to species extinctions. I can recall, in July 1969, a mate and I took a "halfway around Australia" trip, driving my HK Holden ute.

We drove N from Perth, through the Wheatbelt, Murchison, Pilbara and Kimberley. From Kununurra we went to Katherine, then Darwin, then back down the Centre to Port Augusta, where we turned right and headed back to Perth.

 

There was a big drought in 1969 that affected W.A., S.A. and even the N.T., and water sources were drying up big-time. As we drove across the Nullarbor, we encountered mobs of multiple hundreds of 'roos, all heading South.

They were heading South trying to find feed and water, and many were in poor shape after obviously travelling a long way. 

 

A lot were disorientated and as we slowly motored up to a large mob crossing the highway in front of us, one turned towards us and jumped onto the bonnet of the ute, trying to jump over us in total confusion!

He landed on the bonnet and fell off onto the side and picked himself up and slowly hopped away. I'll wager a lot of them died, in W.A. the drought lasted from late 1968 right through to early 1972.

[facthunter]

There were some rather severe dust storms at those times too. The dust went all the way to New Zealand.. We have Bugger all topsoil or soil Carbon. Nev