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Kangaroos run wild in France
November 12, 2003 - 8:35AM
It does not resemble any desert plain in outback Australia, but around 50 kangaroos which escaped a French animal park 30 years ago are happily living wild in a forest west of Paris.
The grey marsupials broke free from the Emance nature reserve in the Yvelines department and are now bounding around woods bordering a dozen villages in the neighbouring Eure-et-Loir department, Le Parisien daily reported.
"The kangaroos' presence in the forest didn't happen yesterday. They began making the woods their own after some people who tried to steal them released several of them," a park employee said.
Signs signalling their presence have been erected along roads bisecting the southern part of the huge Rambouillet forest.
"Kangaroos have been part of our daily life for 20 years," said Francoise Grangeon, mayor of the town of Emance.
Even the magazine of the town school is called the "Joking Kangaroo", Grangeon said.
One expert said the kangaroos survive on buds and leaves, and reproduce in the month of August.
AFP
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| Romain |
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| quote: | Originally posted by töbias
One expert said the kangaroos survive on buds and leaves, and reproduce in the month of August. |
we'll have to go hunting before August then :thepirate
i heard there are quite a lot of frogs in australia too... they've been owning your place since a while
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A conservation partnership between WWF and Rio Tinto, nationally co-ordinating the researching and conserving of Australian frogs and their habitats.Australia is fortunate in having a wealth of variety in frogs.
The WWF Australia Frogs! Program is a national conservation program managed by WWF Australia in partnership with the Rio Tinto Group. The program was established to demonstrate a joint commitment to the conservation of frogs and their habitats in recognition of the vital role that frogs play in freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity.
The main aims of the program are to support research, community outreach and education initiatives and facilitate a cohesive national network that strategically links the aims, activities and expertise of individual scientists, educators and regional community groups. The program has conducted a number of tasks and activities over a four-year period including:
* Conservation Action Planning
Assessing the Conservation Priorities for all Australian Frogs, leading to a greater understanding of threats and actions to be addressed.
* Increased Understanding of Frog Distribution and Knowledge.
Creation of educational tools and an informative website, frog publications, field guides, posters, fact sheets, CD-Roms and support of frog surveys across Australia.
* Educational and Community Based Resources
A comprehensive community-based frog program in Tasmania.
* Facilitating National Communication
Formation of a Scientific Advisory Panel and Educational Working Group and three national conferences for frog groups. |
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| _greggy_ |
| good work Romain :toocool: |
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