SAVE OUR COCKATOOS - NO CULLING!
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YARRA RANGES COUNCIL & CARDINIA SHIRE COUNCIL & THE STATE GOV
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Residents are calling on the State Government to CULL cockatoos in the hills as a last resort if damage to their homes continues.
And a second petition, this one to the council, is calling for an investigation into a total ban on feeding cockatoos.
This is an ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE.
I understand that cockatoos do create damage to people homes...but killing them?!
What a disgrace, One of the main attractions of living in such an area of natural beauty like the Dandenong ranges is the fantastic wildlife.
I am bewildered as to why people move out into these areas not only to cut down more and more trees, but now to Kill our native wildlife.
People need to remeber whos territory they living in, we keep pushing out our suburbs into thier native habitat..and then we expect them to leave.
Too many people In the hills are taking for granted just how lucky they are to have the opportunity of living amonst such fantastic creatures, if that cost comes at a bit of damage to houses...what a small price to pay.
If you dont like the birds...how about bugger off and live somewhere else?!
Residents are calling on the State Government to CULL cockatoos in the hills as a last resort if damage to their homes continues.
And a second petition, this one to the council, is calling for an investigation into a total ban on feeding cockatoos.
This is an ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE.
I understand that cockatoos do create damage to people homes...but killing them?!
What a disgrace, One of the main attractions of living in such an area of natural beauty like the Dandenong ranges is the fantastic wildlife.
I am bewildered as to why people move out into these areas not only to cut down more and more trees, but now to Kill our native wildlife.
People need to remeber whos territory they living in, we keep pushing out our suburbs into thier native habitat..and then we expect them to leave.
Too many people In the hills are taking for granted just how lucky they are to have the opportunity of living amonst such fantastic creatures, if that cost comes at a bit of damage to houses...what a small price to pay.
If you dont like the birds...how about bugger off and live somewhere else?!
We The Undersigned:
Would like to voice our objection towards the plans for there to be culling of the Sulphur Cockatoo in the Dandenong Ranges areas.
These Cockatoos would not have the need to fly in such large flocks if it was not for the fact that so much more of thier habitat over the past few years had been lost to development.
All other avenues of actions need to be assessed if a proper long term solution is to be found.
Killing of these birds is simply unacceptable.
Thank you for your time.
Would like to voice our objection towards the plans for there to be culling of the Sulphur Cockatoo in the Dandenong Ranges areas.
These Cockatoos would not have the need to fly in such large flocks if it was not for the fact that so much more of thier habitat over the past few years had been lost to development.
All other avenues of actions need to be assessed if a proper long term solution is to be found.
Killing of these birds is simply unacceptable.
Thank you for your time.
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# 556:
12:54 pm PDT, Oct 13,
Danny Yates, New Zealand
Why. Huh? It just shouldn't be done. There's not a good enough reason.
Why. Huh? It just shouldn't be done. There's not a good enough reason.
# 555:
6:00 am PDT, Oct 13,
Simon Cartwright, Australia
What's more important:- a little bit of property damage (usually hanging pots which don't need to be there anyway) or the safety of our native wildlife? Like most levels of govermnment these councilers need to remember who they represent, the majority of their consituants not a small minority of idiots with nothing better to do than complain.
What's more important:- a little bit of property damage (usually hanging pots which don't need to be there anyway) or the safety of our native wildlife? Like most levels of govermnment these councilers need to remember who they represent, the majority of their consituants not a small minority of idiots with nothing better to do than complain.
# 554:
10:41 pm PDT, Oct 12,
Ed Abdool, New Zealand
Just because we can kill them, it does not give us the right. If a bully can take advantage of your child and get away with it, should he be allowed to? How would you feel if a rapist attacked your daughter and got away with it???
Just because we can kill them, it does not give us the right. If a bully can take advantage of your child and get away with it, should he be allowed to? How would you feel if a rapist attacked your daughter and got away with it???
# 553:
10:16 pm PDT, Oct 12,
Mary Heslan, Australia
It is really a shame that Australians dont' appreciate the unique beauty of their own wildlife. I agree, if you don't like the birds, then get out of the trees.
It is really a shame that Australians dont' appreciate the unique beauty of their own wildlife. I agree, if you don't like the birds, then get out of the trees.
# 552:
7:36 pm PDT, Oct 11,
Jacqueline Leeper, Georgia
Animals and birds everywhere deserve to live. Cockatoos are part of the circle of life. Human inconvenience is no reason for killing innocent birds.
Animals and birds everywhere deserve to live. Cockatoos are part of the circle of life. Human inconvenience is no reason for killing innocent birds.
# 551:
1:19 pm PDT, Sep 28,
Patricia Brown, South Africa
# 550:
9:32 pm PDT, Sep 27,
Mary Alexander, Virginia
# 549:
12:04 pm PDT, Sep 27,
Yasiu Kruszynski, Poland
# 548:
9:08 pm PDT, Sep 26,
F Vermeulen, Belgium
# 547:
9:07 pm PDT, Sep 26,
F Baert, Belgium
# 546:
9:07 pm PDT, Sep 26,
K Van kleef, Belgium
# 545:
9:06 pm PDT, Sep 26,
I Pattyn, Belgium
# 544:
9:06 pm PDT, Sep 26,
V Callens, Belgium
# 543:
9:06 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Roos Baert, Belgium
# 542:
4:41 am PDT, Sep 25,
Grace Fletcher, Ireland
Good on you for standing up for these beautiful birds and your right the birds were there first if they didn't like the wild life what posessed them to move their in the first place, get out and stay out you knew what you were getting into when you moved there.
Good on you for standing up for these beautiful birds and your right the birds were there first if they didn't like the wild life what posessed them to move their in the first place, get out and stay out you knew what you were getting into when you moved there.
# 541:
1:16 pm PDT, Sep 22,
Filomena Pereira, United Kingdom
# 540:
4:42 am PDT, Sep 19,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 539:
5:07 am PDT, Sep 18,
Heather Stone, Australia
Cockatoos attain the intelligence levels of a 2-3 year old child. Culling would be equivalent to culling large groups of kinder /creche children. Their IQ and personalities are considerably more advanced that the fruit bats you would not cull in the botanical gardens!
Cockatoos attain the intelligence levels of a 2-3 year old child. Culling would be equivalent to culling large groups of kinder /creche children. Their IQ and personalities are considerably more advanced that the fruit bats you would not cull in the botanical gardens!
# 538:
10:26 pm PDT, Sep 17,
Paulger Family, Australia
We love the cockatoos in this area! It's quite a tourist attraction for my family who visit from Qld, or friends around Melbourne to see (and hear) them visit in the late afternoons. We made the mistake of feeding them only once, when we first moved in five years ago. Our entire house was covered in cockatoos and they wouldn't leave even after we took the food away. Now we just provide water in a small dish that's located away from the house. They fly in, have a drink, and fly away. We've been lucky, the number of times I've caught the cockatoos trying to damage our verandah I could count on one hand. It is such a healthy flock in The Basin and it's part of what makes this area so special.
We love the cockatoos in this area! It's quite a tourist attraction for my family who visit from Qld, or friends around Melbourne to see (and hear) them visit in the late afternoons. We made the mistake of feeding them only once, when we first moved in five years ago. Our entire house was covered in cockatoos and they wouldn't leave even after we took the food away. Now we just provide water in a small dish that's located away from the house. They fly in, have a drink, and fly away. We've been lucky, the number of times I've caught the cockatoos trying to damage our verandah I could count on one hand. It is such a healthy flock in The Basin and it's part of what makes this area so special.
# 537:
11:29 am PDT, Sep 17,
Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 536:
12:09 am PDT, Sep 14,
Marc Marroyen, Belgium
# 535:
2:31 am PDT, Sep 13,
Laura Rodrigues, Portugal
# 534:
12:05 am PDT, Sep 11,
Rohan Kemp, Australia
Wildlife keeps the planet wholesome and reminds us why the environment is worth defending, not sacrificing.
Wildlife keeps the planet wholesome and reminds us why the environment is worth defending, not sacrificing.
# 533:
12:05 am PDT, Sep 11,
Rohan Kemp, Australia
Wildlife keeps the planet wholesome and reminds us why the environment is worth defending, not sacrificing.
Wildlife keeps the planet wholesome and reminds us why the environment is worth defending, not sacrificing.
# 532:
10:05 pm PDT, Sep 10,
Tania Sincock, Australia
# 531:
1:49 pm PDT, Sep 10,
Mervi Rantala, Finland
# 530:
10:32 pm PDT, Sep 4,
Jaime Cammarata, RD, Pennsylvania
# 529:
11:54 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Name not displayed, Australia
Surely people come to the Dandenongs for the natural life, not to kill it off. Birds are so rare in much of the world today. We should realise how blessed we are by having them, along with all the other free creatures. Do we know how remarkable cockatoos really are? They are very smart and live, if we let them, to a great age. With all our skills, surely we can find a humane way to deter them from damaging houses, while still sharing a worthwhile life. The problem is we have taken so much of their habitat, while the drought and bushfires have done much damage to their behaviour. For solutions, we need to come up with sensible, sensitive lateral thinking. We could learn, for instance, from Flinders island, which in the mid 1970s had a Cape Barren Geese "shoot" because local farmers said the birds were eating their crops. The event was a national disgrace, with the beautiful birds, which go back millions of years, killed off in a great orgy of bloodletting. Then a local naturalist came up with the idea of creating a sanctuary where the geese could go and feed, in peace. It should be investigated if cockatoos could have special areas, too, perhaps shared with other wildlife, with food grown there for them. The issue of the cockatoos is only one part of a whole new strategy needed for the Shire to organise peaceful coexistence between the ratepayers and the wildlife, what's left of it. The Shire needs to appoint a special, major team to take care of this, at the same time giving the Yarra Ranges a whole new reputation for caring for its environment. This involves protecting habitats, including the human ones. For example : Too many creatures are being killed and maimed on our roads. No other national park in Australia is so abused by motorists who would be outraged if other people drove down their own streets in such a reckless manner. Coexistence is the only answer. Sherbrooke is the last great urban forest in the country. At this time when the planet, and everything on it, are under great threat, we should do all we can to preserve life, not destroy it for the sake of going into some kind of self righteous sulk. We are the keepers of the covenant. We need to open our hearts, not close them. Think of the example we are giving our children. We can all do something to solve the question of the cockatoos, and everything else that needs patience and loving kindness. As the old Chinese saying goes : It's always better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Australians seem to be very big on quoting their "rights', even though we are the only democracy without a Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, what about the rights of the cockatoos? Who's to speak for them above the clamour of those misguided people who would seek to obliterate them? After them, what next?
Surely people come to the Dandenongs for the natural life, not to kill it off. Birds are so rare in much of the world today. We should realise how blessed we are by having them, along with all the other free creatures. Do we know how remarkable cockatoos really are? They are very smart and live, if we let them, to a great age. With all our skills, surely we can find a humane way to deter them from damaging houses, while still sharing a worthwhile life. The problem is we have taken so much of their habitat, while the drought and bushfires have done much damage to their behaviour. For solutions, we need to come up with sensible, sensitive lateral thinking. We could learn, for instance, from Flinders island, which in the mid 1970s had a Cape Barren Geese "shoot" because local farmers said the birds were eating their crops. The event was a national disgrace, with the beautiful birds, which go back millions of years, killed off in a great orgy of bloodletting. Then a local naturalist came up with the idea of creating a sanctuary where the geese could go and feed, in peace. It should be investigated if cockatoos could have special areas, too, perhaps shared with other wildlife, with food grown there for them. The issue of the cockatoos is only one part of a whole new strategy needed for the Shire to organise peaceful coexistence between the ratepayers and the wildlife, what's left of it. The Shire needs to appoint a special, major team to take care of this, at the same time giving the Yarra Ranges a whole new reputation for caring for its environment. This involves protecting habitats, including the human ones. For example : Too many creatures are being killed and maimed on our roads. No other national park in Australia is so abused by motorists who would be outraged if other people drove down their own streets in such a reckless manner. Coexistence is the only answer. Sherbrooke is the last great urban forest in the country. At this time when the planet, and everything on it, are under great threat, we should do all we can to preserve life, not destroy it for the sake of going into some kind of self righteous sulk. We are the keepers of the covenant. We need to open our hearts, not close them. Think of the example we are giving our children. We can all do something to solve the question of the cockatoos, and everything else that needs patience and loving kindness. As the old Chinese saying goes : It's always better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Australians seem to be very big on quoting their "rights', even though we are the only democracy without a Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, what about the rights of the cockatoos? Who's to speak for them above the clamour of those misguided people who would seek to obliterate them? After them, what next?
# 528:
1:29 am PDT, Aug 22,
Asli Gedik, Germany
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# 527:
7:22 am PDT, Aug 21,
Neslihan Gedik, Turkey
# 526:
12:02 pm PDT, Aug 17,
Ilke Aksu, Turkey
# 525:
8:28 am PDT, Aug 17,
Sherri Bessire, Texas
# 524:
3:37 pm PDT, Aug 14,
Anne Seidel, Germany
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# 523:
1:11 pm PDT, Aug 14,
Robyn Fisch, Canada
# 522:
3:43 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Nicole Bauer, Australia
# 521:
1:09 am PDT, Aug 10,
Nyree Zipf, Australia
# 520:
9:59 pm PDT, Aug 9,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
Before moving to Tennessee, (from Australia) I would frequent that area quite often, taking in the natural beauty and the wildlife. It's all part of what makes the area what it is and the appeal to it. If you don't like it move somewhere else!
Before moving to Tennessee, (from Australia) I would frequent that area quite often, taking in the natural beauty and the wildlife. It's all part of what makes the area what it is and the appeal to it. If you don't like it move somewhere else!
# 519:
11:34 am PDT, Aug 6,
Taofoundation The Animal Orphanage, Belgium
# 518:
9:35 pm PDT, Aug 4,
Avin Deen, India
Cockatoo damage to crops is often exaggerated. And culling by poison is defiitely not the right way. Morever agriculture in much of Australia is very unproductive. Less than 10% of Australia's agricultral land contributes to more than 90% of the agriculture derived income. And Agriculture itself contributes less than 10% of the GNP. So in effect millions of hectares are being used for farming to provide only 1% (or less) of the GNP which could otherwise be used for more economically sensible and ecologically positive activities. I suggest parrot-ecotourism.
Cockatoo damage to crops is often exaggerated. And culling by poison is defiitely not the right way. Morever agriculture in much of Australia is very unproductive. Less than 10% of Australia's agricultral land contributes to more than 90% of the agriculture derived income. And Agriculture itself contributes less than 10% of the GNP. So in effect millions of hectares are being used for farming to provide only 1% (or less) of the GNP which could otherwise be used for more economically sensible and ecologically positive activities. I suggest parrot-ecotourism.
# 517:
5:12 pm PDT, Aug 4,
Tanis Pallagi, Canada
If you can't deal with some damage to your belongings due to the wildlife, you should just move. Killing these birds (and other animals) is needlessly cruel, selfish and arrogant. If this continues, you'll drive this species to extinction and for what? Someone's roof?
If you can't deal with some damage to your belongings due to the wildlife, you should just move. Killing these birds (and other animals) is needlessly cruel, selfish and arrogant. If this continues, you'll drive this species to extinction and for what? Someone's roof?
# 516:
1:08 pm PDT, Aug 4,
Charles King, Louisiana
Join civilization. Humans have wrecked the habitat of these birds and replaced it with another food supply, now we complain. Since humans are the interlopers, can they they not use SOME compassion? How sad.
Join civilization. Humans have wrecked the habitat of these birds and replaced it with another food supply, now we complain. Since humans are the interlopers, can they they not use SOME compassion? How sad.
# 515:
5:57 am PDT, Aug 3,
Ben Hammond, Australia
Disgusting!
Disgusting!
# 514:
4:11 pm PDT, Aug 2,
Tiffany Gonsalves, New York
# 513:
3:30 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Marie-Rose HECKMANN, France
# 512:
7:52 am PDT, Aug 1,
Alexandra SUSINI, France
# 511:
12:41 am PDT, Aug 1,
Chantal Chavassieux, France
# 510:
2:54 pm PDT, Jul 31,
Annie Bertrand, France
# 509:
9:03 am PDT, Jul 31,
Kathy Cox, Tennessee
# 508:
4:26 am PDT, Jul 31,
Andrée Hussard, France
# 507:
1:02 am PDT, Jul 31,
Geneviève Pieroni, France
# 506:
4:08 am PDT, Jul 30,
Christina Kyriakidou, Greece
# 505:
1:27 am PDT, Jul 30,
Jean-damien SUSINI, France
# 504:
1:05 am PDT, Jul 30,
Maya Puerta, France
# 503:
9:09 pm PDT, Jul 29,
Doris Schoning, Ohio
# 502:
1:04 am PDT, Jul 29,
Arnaud Hussard, France
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# 501:
10:42 pm PDT, Jul 28,
Andi Alnwick, New York
