Thread: Moose

Originally Posted by phillipgr

They are an introduced species therefore a pest (to conservationists) in principle because conservationists are trying to return, as much as possible, the land to the way it was before human introduction of species. That's the way I understand it at least.

OK fair enough but humans are an introduced species too... geez that'd make for a pretty boring landscape with no mammals.

Originally Posted by Ryan

OK fair enough but humans are an introduced species too... geez that'd make for a pretty boring landscape with no mammals.

The Moa would have made up for it I reckon. Them and the Haast Eagle. Would have loved to have shared the forests with those beasts.