Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I remember watching The Rabbit Proof Fence or something like that. Nice to know that the rabbit problem is under control.. Can we talk about animals without eating them? :-) On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Fortunately some 90% of the rabbits have been removed by Calicivirus, The > Parks service are working hard at removing thousands of foxes so that the > wallabies may return. > > Possums are protected in Australia (as basically are all native animals) > but > the same species introduced into New Zealand is regarded as vermin (as are > deer, camels,brumbies, feral pigs, rabbits, cats here of course). > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > NO ARCHIVE > > > On 6 October 2010 16:58, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> wrote: > > > And possums, have had possum pate and possum pies...... > > > > john > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > That's a really great shot Geoff, but you need to work harder on the > > > ferals; there's only camel on that plate, the rest is native. > > > > > > About 20 years ago I ate some of a road killed koala. It tasted like > > > cough drops. > > > > > > Marty (who eats most anything that walks, crawls, swims, wriggles or > > > filters) > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > > gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > Sustainably harvested and strictly regulated (from populations of > > > > millions) of course. It is both delicious and low fat and an > > > inifinitely > > > > less environmentally damaging animal on the landscape than sheep or > > > cattle. > > > > In this case presented (as was some camel) like proscuitto or > > > similar along > > > > with an Emu P?t?, some goats cheese, roast vegetables, bush tomato > > > chili > > > > relish, ciabatta and a fine local ale. A very fine antipasto platter > > > in fact > > > > that my Euro friends would be bound to appreciate. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]