Target: Jacinta Allen, Premier of Victoria, Australia
Goal: Stop the koala culls and expand efforts to preserve habitats.
An Australian park was the site of a very controversial cull. Helicopters descended on Budj Bim National Park, and snipers inside the choppers shot over 700 koala bears. The shocking action took place after a large brushfire devastated much of the koalas’ habitat. Although officials argued they were doing what’s best for sickened and vulnerable animals, an intense backlash – and equally intense criticism – has arisen.
Immediate criticisms focused on the culls themselves, which initially took place with no public disclosure. Advocates for the koalas argued that aerial evaluations were a poor way to determine which koalas were in poor health. In addition, killing mother koalas would put young joeys at imminent risk of death. And some critics contend that efforts to provide the koalas with short-term food boosts were ignored.
Longer-term, conservationists foresee even more serious problems. Habitats and food sources for the forest-dwelling koalas continue to shrink due to logging and brushfires fueled by poor forest management and climate effects. Koalas have already reached endangered status across large swaths of Australia, and the government’s lack of transparency on issues that directly affect their populations is compounding the crisis.
Sign the petition below to demand leaders take proactive steps to save these beloved animals in both the short-term and the long-term.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Premier Allen,
The necessity and means of the recent koala cull in Victoria are a matter for debate. Was aerial evaluation suitable and reliable? Were healthy koalas caught in the crosshairs? Could more attention have been given to increasing food supplies? We may never know the answers, though these questions should be posed and analyzed in future situations.
What we can likely say with more confidence is that koala habitation is an ongoing problem. Concentrations are too high in certain areas, and not enough in others. As a consequence, genetic diversity suffers and the dangers from disasters like the national park bushfire increase. Accept the offers of Wildlife Victoria to send trained experts and medical personnel to the currently affected area.
Longer-term, devote more resources to protecting koalas’ invaluable habitats and to mitigating the damaging effects of logging, of forest mismanagement, and of the climate crisis. Habitat conservation is species conservation.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Australia is a country of DEATH, for ALL Animals! These “Sub-Humans, need to be Hunted!!, taking advantage of innocent Animals , human KILLING Machines! These Disgusting Hunters need to be in prison! Along with the human Barbaric POLICE, need to be executed! I do HOPE that justice WILL Be SERVED! Poor Koala bears! Animals are Executed, while Human Serial Killers WALK! The Dirty piece of TRASH, Australian Politions need to pay the PRICE, for this “Illegal “ massacre!!
“funny” how Australia wants to kill all cats because they are somehow to blame for the decimation of all wildlife
Stop this insanity!!! MAN once again proves how demonic it can be. Solution for everything is to kill the animals that were there way before MAN was. What a absolute disgrace/crime.
Of all the stupid things Governments due in the name of environmental control, this has to be one of the dumbest. No real distinction between which animals are culled and which aren’t. I am amazed and saddened that a country which I once greatly respected has turned into such a police state. Not only do they control their own peoples actions like removing guns and forcing masks on everyone but they have proven once again that their big government does’t Know how to control their animal assets either.
Agree all comments. Whats wrong with this world. Sick of this bullshit. Stop now.
We need to start controlling the human population. One kid per family. Symbol for the country and it’s being destroyed. Get rid of stupid politicians
This Koala Bears survived the fire and they were ruthlessly killed by cowards. May God burn all these sick government bastards to eternal hell.
What can be expected from a population that is descended from criminals. This country will always reflect the morality and ethics of the original founders who were rapists, robbers, murderers and all round low lives. When you start life in a penal colony there is no chance that you will become a decent human being and whatever you breed is going to be as damaged and ignorant as you are.
Australia has an appalling record when it comes to wildlife. Other examples include culling kangaroos to appease farmers, shooting heritage brumby families (wild horses) from helicopters in the most inhumane fashion, shark nets which catch many innocent marine creatures, destruction and logging of vital habitat, live animal exports to Asian and Arab hellholes. They call themselves the lucky country, but for animals it’s the yucky country.
WTF is wrong with people, especially in governments all over? People are selling their souls & conscience! You are becoming lowlife scumbags and should be culled instead of the horses, bears, wolves, koala, kangaroos, badgers, etc. that you murder!
FUCKING CUNT SADISTS!!!!
KILL KILL KILL THAT’S ALL THEY LOVE DOING…
ANY EXCUSE WILL DO.
HORRENDOUS!
The shooting of koalas not properly assessed from a helicopter is utterly abhorrent
This is abominable!! They can’t tell the sign animals from the healthy ones from a helicopter!!!! Shame on Australia!!
Why in gods name would this government think that now shooting these poor animals is even possible or even necessary!!! Haven’t these animals suffererd enough from the hands of the human race!! Outrageous behavior!!!
All the criminals were once sent overseas to Australia and now genetically they’re proving to be the criminals
Learn Australian people learn not to become Americans and incensed
O que é que estes governantes têm na cabeça???
Que merda de país é a Austrália que mata barbaramente os seus animais em vez de cuidar e proteger? As pessoas são a maior ameaça para os ecossistemas e só querem poder e dinheiro. É chocante!