What game animals were released in Australia you don't have now????
Were Cape buffalo ever released in Australia??

Here in New Zealand,we had Mule,Chital deer and did/may still have Moose.

You guys got foxes,we didn't

I don’t know of any unsuccessful releases. Cape buffalo were certainly never tried.

Pity we didn’t get any African antelope. We got various Asian deer, we even got camels by accident. Oryx, Springbok etc would have been absolutely perfect.

- stu

Think there were some unsuccessful attempts at deer liberation in SW of W.A. . Not sure what breed .

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Originally posted by Stu C:
I don’t know of any unsuccessful releases. Cape buffalo were certainly never tried.

Pity we didn’t get any African antelope. We got various Asian deer, we even got camels by accident. Oryx, Springbok etc would have been absolutely perfect.

- stu

There are Eland and Gemsbok in Central Aus. Also some African animals released on some stations in the North that still survive.

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There are Eland and Gemsbok in Central Aus.

Outside of a fenced area? I can imagine it’s possible for a handful to be running around, but I’ve never heard of them. Let’s hope the numbers get built up a bit before they become general knowledge. That’s exactly what I’d have hoped for.

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Also some African animals released on some stations in the North that still survive.

The Tipperary Station case is fairly well known. I wouldn’t be surprised if other stations also had a few African exotics.

cheers,
- stu

I think roe deer may have been released but can't substantiate the fact.

Its a pity that they didn't survive or the 'rumour' is incorrect perhaps as they would have been a excellent game species, dropping two fawns and surviving close to habitated areas well.

Blackbuck were released in South WA and are supposed still in the wild but a very closely held secret. Blackbuck are on some game farms, hunting preserves though as well eg Watervalley, but I have never seen them.

I did hear about Eland in the NT - probably from Mickey. They must be seriously inbred by now.

When travelling in Outback Aussie one can picture gemsbok in the desert and kudu in the bush. Pity they were never released or were successful. We would have a great safari industry today if it was so.

PS I'm not telling anyone where the remnants of the African elephant release is today though.

Don't hear about many camel hunts?

Camels are available to those that want them . Most station owners consider them a pest . Generally in very sparsely populated desert or station country . Need time (or money) to locate them .

A mate of mine does a camel hunt each year and posted he had just returned from one. Tried out his infamous 6.5x54 M-S.

Barashinga (Vic I think?), American elk (Central Vic ... shot out by Americans mid 50's?), squirrels (Melb. Zoo escapees) are the ones that come to mind first off... and ofcourse ... PUMA
Cheers...
Con

Running quickly through Arthur Bentley's book you also find references to attempted acclimatisation of: Ostrich, partridge, alpaca, mouse deer (chevrotain), sika, roe, musk deer, Chinese water deer, mule deer, and wapiti.
Cheers...
Con

Arthur told me there had been an Elds - spelling deer head found western nsw I think it was long time ago.