[Dixielandjazz] Eucalyptus as a pest

Bill Haesler bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
Mon Dec 9 00:56:27 EST 2019


> philwilking <philwilking at cox.net> wrote:
> Have you considered importing some koalas to eat the eucalyptus trees? As marsupials, they probably wouldn't be an ecological threat to any other mammals, and they eat only eucalyptus leaves, so they wouldn't spread beyond the already invasive tree species.

Dear Phil,
Sadly, there may not be too many koalas left after the massive disaster here down under.
As with all fires it is the native wildlife, cattle, sheep and horses that are the main casualties.
Kind regards,
Bill.
 


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