Not only would it be "a real shame to lose them", it would be catastrophic for Australian forests as flying foxes do most of the pollination. Without the bats, the forests will die.
Ther must be SOME economic/financial benefit to Australia's Eucalypt Forests. The only uses that I can consider, is as firewood and as pulp for paper. To be considered for furniture/structural support, trees need to have perhaps 15+ Metres of clear bole, and here in California, most of the imported, yet "naturalised" Blue Gum wood pieces that I've seen, is knotty, extremely prone to warping and fissuring. So, what specifically are the Forest Products derived from Eucalypts? Stateside, the only uses that I can think of, are as windbreaks, firewood, and ornamentals. And now to move on to the practises of the Australian Logging Industry. I'm sure that enlightened Foresters working for the better Logging firms, do advocate SELECTIVE CUTTING, do they not? Clear-cutting is as disastrous, down-under, as it has been proven to be here in the United States, is it not? So, to work in unison with bats, colony copses would naturally be off-limits, with buffer zones extending perhaps 100 Metres AWAY from colonies . . . also observe specific trees that receive regular visits for feeding and also avoid cutting those, you could then safely fell/cut the rest. Do I have the right picture?
They're so sweet! Thank you for caring for these gorgeous animals
Both the animals and the carers are just wonderful! 🧡
Not only would it be "a real shame to lose them", it would be catastrophic for Australian forests as flying foxes do most of the pollination. Without the bats, the forests will die.
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Ther must be SOME economic/financial benefit to Australia's Eucalypt Forests. The only uses that I can consider, is as firewood and as pulp for paper. To be considered for furniture/structural support, trees need to have perhaps 15+ Metres of clear bole, and here in California, most of the imported, yet "naturalised" Blue Gum wood pieces that I've seen, is knotty, extremely prone to warping and fissuring. So, what specifically are the Forest Products derived from Eucalypts? Stateside, the only uses that I can think of, are as windbreaks, firewood, and ornamentals.
And now to move on to the practises of the Australian Logging Industry. I'm sure that enlightened Foresters working for the better Logging firms, do advocate SELECTIVE CUTTING, do they not? Clear-cutting is as disastrous, down-under, as it has been proven to be here in the United States, is it not?
So, to work in unison with bats, colony copses would naturally be off-limits, with buffer zones extending perhaps 100 Metres AWAY from colonies . . . also observe specific trees that receive regular visits for feeding and also avoid cutting those, you could then safely fell/cut the rest. Do I have the right picture?
Maui, HI, has eco - tourism to help replant the land. I wonder if Australia had considered this?