Birdbath joy

THANK you Bill Chestnut for your wonderful can-do-approach regarding our feathered friends (Letters, October 2). While we’re at it, landowners and caretakers of public ground could put more birdbaths in quiet spots — just a small amount of water, refreshed daily. The birds love it and need it and seeing them is mighty joyful entertainment.

On a serious note: Could we have more shade for livestock? There are a lot of completely barren fields with no shade at all. It must be incredibly uncomfortable under that big, hot sun, as the days get warmer and temperatures climb each year. Animals in the wild find shade — our valuable livestock needs respite.

Killing

TOO many native fauna are being killed in the kunanyi park by vehicle collision. Kangaroos and other wallaby-like animals are highly mobile after dusk and are frequently traversing roads.

Speed limits and accident avoidance measures are needed to avert this type of tragedy.

Targeted culling

READER Roger Wolfe makes a poignant comment about culling licences (Letters, October 1). However I think there could be some great advantages and would encourage the issuing of even more licences. Don’t be reticent, my fearless leaders, these wild animals need thinning out. Far too many possums, roos, wombats and other filthy beasts roaming the precious Tasmanian landscape, eating the grass and defecating in the bush. With them gone we can access clean, pristine timber and farming land to turn into a wasteland.

Please do the job properly and get them all, especially those hairy nosed numbats we see in and around the Executive Building and don’t forget the squawking galahs China on agenda for state Liberals About time China featured in state Liberal discussions. With the Chinese President bragging about his powerful military, it probably is a good warning to our state government to reduce our economic dependence on China and establish economic/trade ties with countries that are less threatening.

Curtail deadliest species

WHAT can we do to save all life on planet earth from extinction, and can it be done? We are at the crossroads. Humans are the most populous mammal and we just keep increasing our numbers. There is only so much food, water and energy. Today’s population is 7.7 billion; by year 2050 there will be 9.7 billion of us.

Our planet is already unable to feed all of us and our numbers are increasing by 83 million yearly, which is unsustainable. The increase is mainly in Africa, China, India, South America and Muslim countries. The worst thing that happened to our planet was the evolution of homo sapiens, humans. There is nothing human about us as a species. We kill and eat all other life, we kill each other and we make war for whatever reason, like the latest madness for religious beliefs.

We have exterminated thousands of species of insects and animals, and most of the ecosystems have been destroyed by human activities. The only way to save our planet is to cut the population in half. That could be done with a few atom bombs dropped in highly populated areas, or the humane way — limit childbirths worldwide to one child per woman until numbers are at sustainable levels.

Fire! Fire!

THE house is on fire! ScoMo and co are obsessing about paying the rent.

Airports bought and sold

WAS a time when a city’s airport was an integral part of infrastructure. The report “Airport sold to investors” ( Mercury, October 2) would indicate airports are just another commodity for trade — parcelled up for investors; high-flyers I would presume?

Scump bromance fear

OH no, say it ain’t so, Joe — the SCUMP bromance under threat! (“Trump foes focus on phone call to ScoMo”, Mercury, October 2). One prays it’s just more “gossip”, “gossip”, “gossip” …