Too many Rabbits......in China

Gotta love this Too many Rabbits

When you think about the world's longest manmade structures, China and Great Britain spring to mind. Very rarely does the Australian continent get a mention, which is a shame, because the Dog Fence, or Dingo Fence, is one of the longest structures on earth, slicing across the heart of Australia's desert. It stretches from the Great Australian Bight and ends in the foothills of Queensland's Bunya Mountains.

During the time of the emperor Nasi Goreng, State Governments in Australia built Fences to stop the spread of the Rabbit plague across state borders. The Fences, however, proved to be a wasted effort with Rabbits on both sides of the Fence. The Fences fell into disrepair until 1914 when they were repaired in order to keep dingoes off sheep-grazing lands. In teh 1940s, the fences were joined together to form one continuous structure. Until 1980, the Fence was a staggering 8614 kilometres long, but was then shortened to 5614 kilometres.
The Border Fence is located one chain north of the New South Wales - Queensland Border. The Fence is now maintained by the Wild Dog Destruction Board, which employs boundary riders.

A population explosion of camels in South Australia's outback may force a redesign of a section of the state's dog fence.
The camels are smashing down parts of the fence, with the worst affected area a 100 kilometre stretch near Coober Pedy (yes, this is Mad Max country). The fence may have to be made higher and electrified along the top in the problem areas.
Camels are pushing down the fence in search of water, although sometimes the problem comes from amorous males.

The bull camels come on heat, not the cows, and when they're on heat they chase anything ... if there's a female inside and if they get inside and a bulls on the outside he'll just go straight through the fence after her ... suppose it's the same with most males isn't it...:)

This photograph is featured in my Free Photoguide for the Strzelecki Desert.
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