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Donations climb for bendigo tornado victims
More than $1 million in donations poured into flood-relief efforts for victims of the deadly bendigo tornado in Queensland's Sunshine Coast today.
The money helped more than 500 people, and some families, get relief and rebuild.
"It's been unbelievable and I'm very proud of all these people who have stepped up," acting Regional Manager Bruce Robertson told ABC Local Radio.
"It's very unfortunate but it gives people a lot of hope... there's so many people who have put themselves out there like this who've really done amazing and we're just so grateful for all their support."
The State Government and emergency crews from around Queensland got a boost today with hundreds of people on boats being rescued from flooded roads.
The majority of those rescued were men and their families from the northern parts of Sunshine Coast, as the storms ripped through the area as the morning.
More than 80 boats have taken part in the search of swamped areas today, as the storms approached the coast of Queensland.
A flood watch remains in place, but no deaths have been reported.
Roads have been blocked or washed away around the coast of the southern section of South South Queensland, including the southern coastal suburb of Nambour.
State Government officials said drivers should expect to be unable to use the roads for at least some time.
The State Emergency Service says some drivers are encountering problems travelling through the bush on Friday.
But they say there will be no major traffic delays.
Topics: cyclones, disasters-and-accidents, storm-event, bendigo-5700, wa, melbourne-3000, act
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Future looks bleak for shepherds co op with wild animals: "A wild animal in an enclosure is a danger to the other animals, and a potential danger to the shepherds herself, because it could make them suspicious of how healthy the animals are, or they could feed on them without permission from the owners."
According to The Wild and Beautiful: An International Encyclopedia of Conservation Science, shepherds can be found in almost every part of the world, and are widely regarded as "the finest and most ethical of agricultural workers." For instance, they "serve a variety of agricultural roles, such as tending to livestock, raising flocks, producing food, or performing other roles commonly considered in agricultural fields."
Not surprisingly, there has been strong opposition to herding, including an online petition signed by more than 4,000 people opposing the use of feral animals in California's dairy industry. Shepherds are not the only species that is considered as a nuisance, but they have been more vocal about that than many other animals. For example, one study found that shepherds could be responsible for killing more than 8,000 birds in their yards every year, or about one percent of the birds killed in the U.S. every year.
Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with these attitudes. The International Society for Animal Welfare, a global non-profit animal welfare organization, has advocated against shepherds for decades. It states that shepherds "can cause substantial environmental damage to their own fields by causing disease, damage to water sources, damage to crops and vegetation, and disturbance of nesting areas."
In fact, according to a 2011 survey conducted by IHS ICA, shepherds are actually responsible for fewer greenhouse gas emissions per head of flock in the U.S. than livestock.
However, these figures were skewed because sheep and goats produce less manure than chicken and cattle. Therefore, even if shepherds contributed 1 percent of the methane production to the atmosphere, the methane emissions from sheep and goats would still be only 0.06 percent of the overall methane produced by all livestock in the entire country.
One more point that must be discussed about shepherds: They eat an assortment of crops that are grown primarily in tropical and subtropical regions, so it could be an issue for the environment when the environment of the shepherds themselves grow. However, the number of tropical and subtropical shepherds is relatively small in comparison to the number of sheep and goats that live on a given acre of land, so a single sheep or goat can still be raised for 20 years without any environmental impacts. |
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