Comments on: What could possibly go wrong?

By: Rogues3000

Rogues3000 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:53:56 +0000

Whats the problem if there in adequate enclosures? whe have large carnivores in zoos also they are fine.
FYI if they hadn’t released long tailed rock wallabies in islands in the north of NZ then the population of them in Aus would be in serious trouble now as some where able to be re introduced from that population.

nothing story.

I’m done with it.

By: a

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:02:49 +0000

Warner Bros

By: Mrs Farmer

Mrs Farmer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:47:40 +0000

Well, CW,

… not quite. Yes, they are carrion eaters, but are also predators, hunting birds, reptiles, insects and other small mammals. We’ve inflicted so much on the Kiwis – the reverend Samual Marden, this esteemed blog’s admin – let’s have some mercy … :)

By: CW

CW — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:07:42 +0000

Tasmanian Devils are not predators, they are carrion feeders. So there’s no chance of them hunting down native New Zealand animals, only cleaning up the carcass.

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:16:23 +0000

Admin,

Since NZ really doesn’t have any wildlife and here in Oz we have very interesting fauna we could improve NZ by exporting our animals there. Say, rainbow lorrikeets ,rosellas ,cockatoos(beautiful birds in contrast to those those drab kiwis) and why not taipans,funnel web spiders,dingos,tiger snakes,goannas,and in time,with global warming we could transfer salt water crocodiles to the North Island. Imagine a few thousand, 1 tonne,6m salties cruising NZ rivers,tourists would be fascinated.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:15:13 +0000

Oh dear, not these little buggers! Imagine having one as a pet?

I so agree, admin. If one of these devils does manage to escape, it will spread its ferocity like a disease through this country’s wildlife. Not the brightest move, in my opinion.

By: maxine

maxine — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:26:36 +0000

why would anyone want to import these damn ugly devils?? perhaps simon eyre should move to tassie and continue his life saving work there.

By: Alfonso Delgardeo

Alfonso Delgardeo — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:29:34 +0000

Last year at the Australian Zoo, we wandered into the Tassie Devil viewing enclosure and found one of the staff there with a clipboard. What was she doing? Well was recording two little Devil’s doing the “beast with two backs” thing. Not sure which aspects of it she was noting, but it was definitely rough sex! Lot’s of biting and scratching and quite long duration! Fortunately the kids didn’t ask too many questions.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:52:05 +0000

Since NZ already has dogs and cats (and other introduced carnivores), concerns about potential escapes by Tasmanian Devils are a case of closing the gate after the horse has bolted.

By: Will de Cleene

Will de Cleene — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:59:55 +0000

While we’re at it, why not import a few cane toads too?