Kangaroo Archives 16URGENT, TO ALL WPAA EMAIL LISTS! 20/5/06 We have received a number of emails and phone calls about the killing of 450 or so kangaroos at Thompson’s Lake in West Australia. CALM have called in a commercial shooter to kill them, claiming there are too many kangaroos and they are damaging the vegetation. Also the lake has dried up considerably, and kangaroos are getting the blame. The local Council has approved many housing developments in the area, and they apparently have allowed residents to put down bores that have drained the Lake! Locals think that they (CALM) need some education about how kangaroos manage themselves and that they don't cause damage to the environment. Some locals have suggested the idea of sterilising males. However, in Sydney at St Marys, where they recently tried to sterilise a couple of thousand kangas, it was a disaster, but it could be done successfully on low numbers such as at Thompson’s Lake. We do have to wonder why they are doing anything though, kangas seem to be able to manage their own populations okay if left alone. Sometimes it’s more about supplying a local kangaroo shooter with bodies to sell. We have suggested locals mount a letter writing campaign in local papers, and visit the local Member and give him a hard time about it. CALM hate bad publicity, and letters from local residents carry a lot of weight, because local residents vote for, or against, these ratbag politicians that want to kill everything. That tactic did stop a kill at Yanchep Golf Course a couple of years ago. Shooting at Thompson’s Reserve took place during the week, with some locals getting inside the Reserve at night to try to see what was happening. We have also discovered that CALM has been approaching some of the WA Golf Clubs to see if they want any kangaroos shot! With most of Australia being zoned rural, Golf Clubs, Dams, Reserves and a few badly managed National Parks are the only refuge left for our kangaroos. A Protest is planned in Perth. For anyone wishing to take part in the protest about the culling of our precious wildlife, kanga lovers will be in front of Council House, Perth, (subject to a Permit to gather being granted) by the kangaroo statues at 10am onwards on Sat 27th May. Everyone is welcome, tell all your friends. More details about the Protest later. Meanwhile can all our readers please email the WA authorities below. Some more emails just might make a difference! Animal Welfare Office (jhood@dlgrd.wa.gov.au) for Local Government, The Exe. Director of CALM (keiranm@calm.wa.gov.au), Environment Minister (mark-mcgowan@dpc.wa.gov.au) and the Premier wa-government@dpc.wa.gov.au and protest about this disgusting kill. Apparently they have shot a few, but now may have temporarily stopped to allow the remaining kangaroos to ‘settle down’.
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