Re: [DX-NEWS] Removing cats to protect birds backfires on Macquarie Island

2009-01-13 Thread DAVE WHITE
At least no-one who's marooned there will starve.  Rabbit pie, anyone? cheers Dave G0OIL --- On Tue, 13/1/09, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: From: Jim Reisert AD1C Subject: [DX-NEWS] Removing cats to protect birds backfires on Macquarie Island To: dx-news@njdxa.org Date: Tuesday, 13 January, 20

[DX-NEWS] Removing cats to protect birds backfires on Macquarie Island

2009-01-13 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
By MICHAEL CASEY, AP Environmental Writer Michael Casey, Ap Environmental Writer – Tue Jan 13, 9:18 am ET BANGKOK, Thailand – It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds. But the decision to eradicate the felines