ybgirp,
Nowadays that could easily checked on with GPS linked control to ensure a reasonable level of integrity. Just because it was exploited before should be no deterrent not to do it again. After all, just look what's at stake. Shonks will be dealt with appropriately.
It would be a golden opportunity for young people to acquire an appreciation of the natural habitats & wildlife. It would certainly put more than just a few on the right track. There are always benefits when young people get an opportunity to venture out of their comfort zone.
National Service would be an ideal starting point. For larger vermin responsible gun use could be taught, native flora could be replanted, the list of positives is endless.

Ha... the thought of local youths racing through the countryside taking pot shots at feral cats and dogs, foxes and rats is chilling. It's an attractive idea, getting kids to appreciate the little nature that's left, but I'm not an optimist. Most people really don't give a tinker's cuss about endangered species, and our governments reflect that apathy.

Most people really don't give a tinker's cuss about endangered species, and our governments reflect that apathy.
ybgirp,
I think you have a good point but not good enough because young people are literally desperate for the return of sense, they just don't know how to show it

ybgirp,
Seeing that this topic is terminally ill I'll try to inject some more life. One of the great tragics up here in the tropics are the Cane Toads. You know one those experiments by "experts".
I was thinking of hitting the toads by having groups going out & armed with Dettol antiseptic spray bottles. You kill a Cane Toad stone dead in a second by spraying it with Dettol. This is not only very quick & very effectively reduces their numbers, it has the added benefit that due to the odour of the Dettol other animals will steer clear of the carcasses & not feed on them & then die in agony. As far as larger pests such as wild pigs go, we could have the gun freaks go out in tandem with the Army or Army Reserves. To pay for it we use the money that's wasted on research instead & unemployment benefit agents.

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When I lived in Brisbane we had major cane-toad problems, however after the crows wised up to flipping the things over and pecking the guts out, suddenly no more toads. Dunno where the majority of crows went after getting toad numbers under control but there are no gatherings like a Hitchcock movie, presumably they have found new territories. Dunno whether the crow solution only occurs in a restricted area or not, but if so, it wouldn't be difficult to relocate a bunch of 'switched on' crows. That concept has been used elsewhere in the world, so why not here ??

so why not here ??
praxidice,
Probably politically incorrect or perhaps the Greenies couldn't get their fingers into the money pot. Maybe the Crows couldn't get a permit from the Labor Government. Who knows. We've tried a few Toad expeditions but some miserable sods were too stingy to buy a bottle of Dettol, you know those really committed & patriotic Public Servants we get up here every two years. They couldn't extract funding so they lost interest.