NOT ONE REDEEMING FEATURE

AUSTRALIA HAS some unique wildlife, and despite the best efforts of cats, foxes, pigs and other introduced nasties to diminish it, it remains one of the great features of this nation. Anybody who goes camping — often even near to major centres of population — will interface with local facets of it. Whether it be goannas, snakes, kangaroos, emus, dingoes, koalas, birds, possums or all manner of critters, it’s there to be enjoyed.

However, there are some significant holes in the range of creatures which we can experience, including a few that were not incidental to our modern way of life — these were determined, planned