mothra wrote on Dec 10
th, 2016 at 6:59pm:
bogarde73 wrote on Dec 10
th, 2016 at 6:25am:
They are now in plague proportions but governments are so afraid of green protests that they will not do anything.
The mentally deranged greens actually revel in the destruction of the fruit industry, railing against anybody who actually works for a living, especially the self employed. "We can import all our fruit from poor countries" is their answer.
Look at the Clown Princess Mothra . . ."save our bats"
What an absolute brain dead fool.
Nope. It's you who is the fool:
Are flying-foxes really in plague proportions?
The papers constantly report that there has been a "population explosion" of bats, and they're in plague proportions; but that is biologically impossible - Click here
Nothing could be further from the truth. Two of the four mainland species of flying-fox are nationally threatened. The decision to list species is based on an assessment by a panel of experts who must prove that numbers have declined over a substantial period. It is unsurprising that flying-foxes have declined, because they have lost large areas of habitat through land clearing, and been killed in large numbers by fruit growers.
Female flying-foxes can only have one young a year, so a population explosion in response to a good season is not possible. Many young do not live to breeding age as they face multiple threats such as predators, extreme weather, food shortages, shooting, barbed wire,and netting entanglements.
http://www.dontshootbats.com/bull.html Thanks good link:
Hendra is a serious virus. Although it is not common, it can kill horses and horses can infect people. But it is easy to prevent. Click here
There is now a vaccine that protects horses from Hendra virus. The virus was first identified in 1996, and in the intervening 17 years, fewer than 90 horses have died: an average of 5 a year. By comparison, the horse-racing industry slaughters an estimated 18,000 perfectly healthy horses every year for financial reasons. Hendra virus is transmitted to humans from horses, not flying-foxes. Queensland Health advises that living near a colony, or having flying-foxes fly overhead or feed in your garden is not a health hazard.
Anyone who is bitten or scratched by a flying-fox should immediately seek medical advice as a precaution, More information on Hendra Virus at www.hendrafacts.info.