Date: Sat, 4 Jan 97 02:49:24 UT From: "Demetrio Lamzaki" <Dee_Lamzaki@msn.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg47$foo@default> Subject: Re: Non-Native Species
>>California resembles Australia when it comes to having forests
>>of Eucalyptus,
>But no kuwalas (sp?) though, eh?
We have them too Dave, only they haven't gone wild yet! :-)
This brings up a cute anecdote though, we have a colony of
koalas at the San Francisco Zoo. Koalas only feed on
Eucalyptus, and only certain species of it at that. Well, the zoo
discovered that there were stands of the finest koala favorites
growing throughout San Francisco. Along with their normal fare,
usually growth from zoo-raised saplings, the koalas are treated
to mature growth from these trees growing in Golden Gate Park
and in various citizen's backyards (people who donate the
branches promise never to spray their trees). It might be too
cold for them up here, they'd probably do better down south,
but in theory if they escaped they wouldn't go hungry. Now,
would they multiply and spread? That's better left unanswered.
Regards,
Demetrios
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