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Weekly Times (Victoria) 2nd April 1997

Burrow blasts a gas idea

By Joanne Collins

[Has large photo of two men carrying flame thrower-like equipment with caption
"Bunnie busters:Rid-A-Rabbit inventor George Douglas and John Maumill are
equipped to kill"]
Picture:Vince Calati

Blasting rabbit burrows is not in the spirit of Easter but farmers in the
Woady Yaloak catchment will do anything to combat their worst infestation in
40 years.

The Western District catchment-bounded by Linton and Cressy-is one of the
state's worst rabbit hot spots and the perfect site to test-drive a new
gassing device called Rid-A-Rabbit.

About 30 farmers and others keen to judge the merit of the $2450 device
including local MP Ian Smith,attended
the trial.

Inventor George Douglas operated the "blower", which released a spurt of LP
gas into the burrow, and his assistant John Maumill operated an electronic
probe that ignited the gas.

The demonstration was over in a matter of seconds, after a small tremor.

Farmers in the catchment are looking for another weapon in their rabbit
control arsenal and will probably purchase a unit between them.

The calicivirus failed in the area and Alcoa Woady Yaloak Project chairman
Kevin Knight said wool growers were losing grazing capacity of 2dse/ha.

Rid-A-Rabbit inventor George Douglas, a retired plumber and opal miner, has
tested his invention on 300 burrows
over the past eight months, non of which have been re-inhabited.

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Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere ai te karohirohi
i mua tonu i o koutou huarahi.
                              -Maori Prayer

(May the calm be widespread, may the sea be as the smooth surface of the
greenstone and may the rays of sunshine forever dance along your pathway)



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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:13:11 -0700 (PDT)
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[Please note: the opinions expressed below are those of the people involved
and do not necessarily reflect my own]

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Following the failure of negotiations on a renewed Pacific
Salmon Treaty last week, the war of words between the Candian and U.S.
federal governments, plus plenty of shouting from the sidelines by the B.C.
provincial government - especially from B.C. premier Glen Clark, have now
turned to real action. Over the weekend, three U.S. fishing vessels have
been detained in Prince George, on northern Vancouver Island, pending their
skippers' appearance in court. Normally, U.S. vessels pass through Canadian
waters without any formalities, but the Canadian Coastguard have been
ordered to clamp down follwoing the treaty talks impasse.

All three skippers have been accused of failing to notify Candian
authorities that they were passing through Candian waters south of Alaska.

The action by the Canadians is expected to lead to retaliatory action from
the U.S. This could take the form of either refusing to allow permission for
B.C. Ferry Corporation vessels from sailing through U.S. waters on their way
out of the Tswassen ferry terminal - the main terminal for services between
Vancouver Island and the Mainland. An Alaskan senator has also suggested
that the U.S. impose a levy on all cruise ships leaving Vancouver en route
to Alaska. He also said that he believed that the seizure of the American
vessels on the Memorial Day weekend showed a great disrespect to the U.S. He
added that he was no big fan of the Canadians at the best of times.

The salmon treaty talks are due to resume later this week, but there is
little hope of success.
At the heart of the stalemate is the fate of some 18 million chinook salmon,
which are due to return to the Fraser River, which flows through the Lower
Mainland of B.C.

Canadian fishermen, and the provincial governement are concerned that around
70 per cent of the chinook head through the Juan du Fucca Straight - where
the international border runs, and that the lack of a treaty would allow the
U.S. fishermen an opportunity to overfish the area.

Premier Clark is set to visit Washington State Governor Gary Locke tomorrow,
a meeting which Clark describes as "difficult".

David J Knowles
Animal Voices News

Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Tuesday, May 27th, 1997

Bailiffs try to oust airport tunnellers
By Tom Leonard

BAILIFFS evicting protesters from the site of Manchester Airport's planned
second runway are expected to step up their operation today after clearing
tunnellers and tree climbers from three of their six camps.

Protesters against the ú172 million development near Styal, Cheshire,
boosted their numbers yesterday after dozens of supporters avoided security
guards surrounding the camps by paddling a dinghy down the River Bollin. The
last occupants of tunnels under Wild Garlic camp were led out on Sunday
night. Eight were charged with obstruction.

Squads of balaclava-clad bailiffs have already cleared the Zion Tree and
Jimi Hendrix camps but protesters predict that they will face stiffer
opposition from the three remaining sites. Elaborate systems of tunnels and
treehouses have been built at all three camps, which are
populated by the most experienced tunnellers and climbers.

At the Flywood camp, the tunnels are said to sink as much as 70 feet deep
and run up to 100 feet into a nearby hillside. Although activists claim to
have stocks of food to last up to two months, they are running low on water.

A spokesman for the contractors, AMEC/Tarmac, said they were pleased at the
progress of the operation. More than 60 protesters had been cleared from the
site since the eviction process began last Tuesday, he said.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:13:16 -0700 (PDT)
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>From The Electronic Telegraph - Tuesday, May 27th, 1997

EU figures confirm 'fishing disgrace'
By Charles Clover, Environment Editor

THE Government's admission of "disgraceful" levels of illegal fishing by
British fishermen, disclosed in The Telegraph yesterday, was described by
the European Commission in Brussels last night as "an exact description of
the situation".

The extent of "black" landings in Britain, which fisheries inspectors say
amounts to half of all landings of cod and saithe in Scottish ports where
most of Britain's fish is landed, was in line with the latest advice
provided by scientists. A commission spokesman stressed, however, that under
EU law it was the Government's responsibility, and not the responsibility of
Brussels, to take action.

The spokesman said: "This is very good news for us. Finally, we have started
to put the focus on where the problems are. The fishing sector has been a
political football for too many years without any political will to solve
problems. This is beginning to put the debate on the right level. This is
not a world of saints and martyrs. Each nation has its own speciality. If
the Spanish are good at things like hidden holds, the British fishermen are
good at manipulating logbooks and black landings."

Officials said that the commission had few means to ensure Britain cracked
down on the illegal fishing. It has 24 inspectors who monitor the
effectiveness of inspectors in member states. Many of these were
pre-occupied with disputes between tuna boats and with Canadian fishermen.

If significant abuses are suspected, the commission is entitled to take
legal action, but this can take years. Emma Bonino, the fisheries
commissioner, was more likely to put political pressure on errant nations to
sort out their own problems, said a source.

Options available to the Government include re-deploying the money it gets