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I read with interest about the possible local wallaby cull. 

Perhaps we are missing a trick here and it could be that there is a great new farming opportunity at a time when we need to look for healthier eating options.  Wallaby meat is low in fat and high in protein.  This shank looks good to me.  I am sure John Wannenburg would tuck into it.

The are lots of tasty cooked wallaby recipes online if it catches on.  You heard it here first, folks!

 Braised wallaby shanks with wild thyme

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1 hour ago, The Central Scrutiniser said:

Had it casseroled once with cherries. Not bad. Quite dense like Hare. 

Much like kangaroo, the jerky of which is quite a thing. Came in a pouch too, ironically. 

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56 minutes ago, quilp said:

Much like kangaroo, the jerky of which is quite a thing. Came in a pouch too, ironically. 

Wallabies and kangaroos are basically the same thing, size being the main difference, so I imagine the meat is similar.  I’ve eaten kangaroo steaks many times - the cuts I had were very lean, red meat, perhaps slightly gamey. 

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I'll repeat what a respected naturalist told me about the Wallabies, apparently the inbred nature of the lot makes for poor health generally, but in conservation terms it is the damage you can't see that matters. They alter the composition of the soils at a  microscopic level through their faeces and urine which has a knock on effect on endemic plant species and subsequently higher up the food chain. In terms of the natural life on the island they are a bad thing.

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4 hours ago, Capt_Mainwaring said:

Please explain why they are conservation 'idiots'.

Mainly for wanting to shoot wallabies and make the countryside 'natural' in their image. 

The countryside is how it is. Just leave it alone and go and find another cause to virtue signal about  

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1 hour ago, asitis said:

I'll repeat what a respected naturalist told me about the Wallabies, apparently the inbred nature of the lot makes for poor health generally, but in conservation terms it is the damage you can't see that matters. They alter the composition of the soils at a  microscopic level through their faeces and urine which has a knock on effect on endemic plant species and subsequently higher up the food chain. In terms of the natural life on the island they are a bad thing.

Can you list the species being directly impacted by them? 

They've been here 30+ years. Any 'damage' is already done. 

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3 hours ago, 0bserver said:

Can you list the species being directly impacted by them? 

They've been here 30+ years. Any 'damage' is already done. 

Next time I see him, I'll ask him to do me a piece I can post on here.

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