#Rewilding the coat of arms? “We know colonists hunted emus and kangaroos in Tasmania. #Emus were rarely seen on the island after 1845. But was hunting by a few hungry settlers enough to take out the whole population?”

https://theconversation.com/theyre-on-our-coat-of-arms-but-extinct-in-tasmania-rewilding-with-emus-will-be-good-for-the-island-states-ecosystems-197029
#OverHunting #Ecosystem #Extinction makers