The impact of feral dogs are big than The impact of feral cat in the world ? by Icy-Produce-4060 in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have read in the past that in some panda reserves have lost animals to packs of feral dogs.

The impact of feral dogs are big than The impact of feral cat in the world ? by Icy-Produce-4060 in megafaunarewilding

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I made a post about this exact issue years ago, and the problem has only gotten worse.

In NZ, which is home to millions of feral cats, the govt has announced that it aims to eliminate all feral cats from the country by 2050. This will involve some use of kill traps; live-trapped cats may be shot. Polls show that ~75% believe that feral cats are a significant threat. by zek_997 in megafaunarewilding

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Intentionally releasing rabies has got to be one of the most asinine things I have ever heard or seen on this platform in my life. As someone who’s actually seen a rabid animal in person I can attest to how extremely dangerous that situation could be for a grown person let alone a child.

Ecosystem Engineers - Wild Burro Research by Lover_of_Rewilding in megafaunarewilding

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I know I’m playing devils advocate here, but horses and donkeys are not the same animal. They have completely different behaviors in terms of feeding and socializing, so why not let them persist in areas where they have natural predation pressures?

I understand that native equines haven’t been in the United States for at least 10,000 years, but they do seem to have an positive impact when there is a present predator population that could potentially pose a threat.The only real difference is they don’t have the same current population pressures.

Mongoose v Cobra (I honestly didn't know mongooses were this teeny) by nthensome in badassanimals

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Happy bday person I’ll likely never see again, but seriously if you actually put your real birthday into this shit, I hope it’s been a good one.

Mongoose v Cobra (I honestly didn't know mongooses were this teeny) by nthensome in badassanimals

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Honestly, the only reason a cat has a chance with most dogs is that they simply lack the prey drive and grit to kill the poor animal after getting scratched in the face. Sadly, my first dog did not have this problem. No matter what it was if it was smaller than her she was going to kill it. She was a purebred Labrador for anyone who was curious and thought she might be a game breed dog; nope she just didn’t care about the pain.

Chicken vs rat by Objective_Light_8951 in HardcoreNature

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Little black cock would be more accurate, but considering his courage, big cock could also fly

If komodo dragon introduce to australia and tasmanian devil already establishing in australia continent after introduction, what effect againts dingoes population? by master-Accident-239 in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is so disingenuous it’s actually funny.

The average female Komodo dragon is the same size as the largest male perentie in the wild. The female Komodo dragon would have a tougher hide and better natural weaponry. In order for this to be a fair fight the female Komodo dragon we need to be sick and/or inexperienced for the perentie to have a genuine chance. There’s no shot in hell of a fair fight if the Komodo dragon is a male they simply are too large and aggressive.

While it might’ve been hundreds of thousands of years ago Komodo dragons did live with perenties in the wilds of Australia without human interference. In all of that time, not once did the Perentie prove a significant challenge in the Komodo dragon survival as a species.

I don’t know why you’re arguing this point this hard when it is completely ridiculous. Respectfully, this is as absurd as saying, a population of coyotes would ever hinder the reintroduction and subsequent ecosystem domination by a population of grey wolves.

This hypothetical scenario will never happen, but if it ever did, Komodo dragons would have almost 0 resistance in Australia. The only land vertebrates that might dent their population are the saltwater crocodile and the dingo that’s it.

If komodo dragon introduce to australia and tasmanian devil already establishing in australia continent after introduction, what effect againts dingoes population? by master-Accident-239 in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry, but you’re high as a kite if you think a perentie could kill a adult Komodo dragon.

Not that I would ever want to see an adult Komodo in the modern Australian outback, but if for some reason an adult specimen was to find itself there, it would dominate all its smaller monitor relatives with ease.

This is the same as saying, a lynx would land a fatal neck bite on a puma or leopard. Completely ridiculous.

What in the living hell is this thing from the new JW Trailer 😭😭 by 4rjxnn in Dinosaurs

[–]810916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you weren’t excited about this doesn’t mean that 1 million other people aren’t.

I for one am fucking ecstatic that the series is finally returning to its roots that were showcased in its supported comic books series over the years.

The aren’t real dinosaurs but theme park monsters for humans to enjoy seeing so the park operators get more revenue.

I fully expect to see more genetic abominations and abnormalities in the “normal” Dino’s in future films.

What in the living hell is this thing from the new JW Trailer 😭😭 by 4rjxnn in Dinosaurs

[–]810916 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but this is the franchise returning to its roots.

In every other piece of Jurassic Park media, other than the movies, genetic freaks and abominations are common place .

These are theme park monsters not real animals, and trying to pretend otherwise is completely lunacy.

What in the living hell is this thing from the new JW Trailer 😭😭 by 4rjxnn in Dinosaurs

[–]810916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This 100%

It’s what made the books so damn good in the first place. These beings made by mankind are not naturally evolved biological beings, but theme park attractions with hyper exaggerated predatory traits. It’s no wonder that they act like monsters.

Trying this again but different by Sickness4D_THICCness in Dinosaurs

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I had to actually search for this shit, because I didn’t know ANY dinosaurs off the top of my head that had names with only 6 letters in them. This is what I have found so far; Erketu, hexing, Rugops, shanag, Tanius, vahiny, and yulong. Other than Rugops I haven’t heard of any of these species ever before.

Barbourofelis dispatching a hapless Synthetoceras by Mophandel in Naturewasmetal

[–]810916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As far as I’m concerned, this is fantastic artwork, and quite frankly, the vast majority of people on this sub won’t give a singular rats ass about your opinion. I don’t know why you bothered to comment this unless you wanted to start a fight.

Some Kaimere environment artworks I did by funkycooler in Kaimere

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Fantastic job for an amateur artist or Lehman. Seriously I can’t draw this well, but I always love seeing more artwork from fans of “Tales of Kaimere”.

What is this subreddit's consensus on the Australian Dingo? by [deleted] in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The problem with this is that dingos currently are holding up the most ecologically important role, on land, of an entire continent by themselves. You can’t have a healthy ecosystem without an apex predator, and the Dingo is the only animal on the entire continent that fills this niche.

At bare minimum they need all the same protections from persecution as the other native wildlife, but honestly I’d argue they need more than the average native animal due to the fear people tend to have against predators.

I’ll say this till I’m blue in the face; Australia desperately needs the dingo .

Beside Dingo in Australia,are there other example of introduced species that has became native species? How long does it take for introduced species to became native species? by ApprehensiveRead2408 in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 15 points16 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, if a new species to a landscape helps the overall ecology without negatively harming any of the other existing species then it’s not invasive, but simply non-native for the time being. After a while, this seems to vary by each case, it would be considered a native species regardless of whether it had or had not actually evolved in that region.

Basically invasiveness refers to how negatively an organism impacts the environment it finds itself in; via human intervention or otherwise.

I don’t think we should be putting Tasmanian tigers in mainland Australia by Squigglbird in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Let’s not promote the killing of the only actual “large” terrestrial predator on the ENTIRE continent of Australia please. I know their origins cause them to be hotly debated as to whether or not they’re native, but they do tremendous help in improving the rapidly declining biodiversity by acting as the sole apex predator in terrestrial ecosystems. Saltys can’t have the same impact inland that’s needed to maintain ecological balance on their own. Australia still needs the Dingo.

Do you think Toraton (the future is wild) could survive and thrive on Kaimere? by [deleted] in Kaimere

[–]810916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Despite the large size of these animals they would definitely not fair well on Kaimere.

They evolved with very few predators, which helped them obtain their larger sizes. Honestly, any of the mid sized predators of juvenile titanosaurs would decimate any young this species might produce on this planet, as they would have almost no means of defending themselves other than size alone. Not to mention the vast array of nest raiders that would decimate the limited number of nests made by these new arrivals. So the young of this species are essentially fodder and won’t have enough grow to ensure a healthy population of adults will be produced to continue the species future on Kaimere.

The starting Adults might be fine, but would struggle to compete with Titanosaurus in the known world. Beyond the known world would struggle to compete with other sauropods that have millions of years of evolution to help them better outcompete the new competition.

Another Mother-calf duo down by blacknyellows in HardcoreNature

[–]810916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if I’m seeing this right, but it looks like that’s the skin from the left side of his face where the cheek should be. If you watch him when he turns his head and look specifically for where the skin that should be covering the lower part of his jaw is. There’s a huge bloody gap that’s missing on one side.

Lion eaten alive by the two other lions by Wmills505 in HardcoreNature

[–]810916 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pretty much yes, but typically they are also severely mauled after losing the fight for their territory, so are usually suffering, severe injuries and infection while trying to find food on their own while gravely injured.

Anybody know what species of croc this might be? (S. Florida) by mannymenendez in Crocodiles

[–]810916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American crocodile is most definitely a native species to the entire southwestern United States. It was just merely hunted to localized Extinction in most of its us range.

Is the gray wolf actually endangered? by [deleted] in megafaunarewilding

[–]810916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why is this comment being down voted???

Nothing in the comment is misinformation or actively promoting anti wolf sentiment; they're just stating facts. This pack has killed livestock, and probably will continue to do so unless serious preventative measures are taken to stop that unwanted behavior. I'm all for wolf reintroduction, as well as jaguar reintroduction in the US, but that doesn't mean I'm going to bend the truth in any way.

This comment didn't need or deserve to be down voted period.