Call to shoot 20,000 Australian koalas

Reuters ^ | Friday, April 30, 2004

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A koala population explosion on an Australian island has prompted calls for 20,000 of the furry, native marsupials to be shot to stop them destroying their island habitat and end a koala famine.

Some 30,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island, off the coast of the state of South Australia, are stripping the island of its native gum trees, destroying the ecosystem and causing a koala famine, say environmentalists and national parks officials.

"We are talking thousands of starving koalas," said Sandra Kanck from the Australian Democrats, Australia's third major political party.

[presidio9]

Cute, cuddly, and in the crosshairs.

[dirtboy]

Ship 'em all to PETA.

[demlosers]

May cause the koala fur prices to plummet, and a good time to buy koala furs.

[Mike Darancette]

PULL!

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I've always wondered how a koala tastes...:)

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Sweet and Sour Koala Loaf
Yield: 4 servings

2 LB ground Koala
1 cup cracker meal
1/2 cup water
2 eggs beaten
1 onion chopped
salt and pepper as desired
11 oz can tomato sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar

Combine every thing except half of the tomato sauce, lemon juice and sugar. Shape meat mixture into loaf (we like to reform the meat into the shape of a living koala) and place in a baking dish. Combine the remaining tomato sauce, lemon juice and sugar and pour over meat loaf. Bake 350 degrees covered about 40 minutes, basting frequently. Then uncover and bake about 15 minutes more or until koala loaf is done.

http://www.petsorfood.com/recipes.shtml#koala

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