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Orford
Primary Dear Jackson, Hi! We`re Kristy-Lee, Jessica, Brooke and Lea from Orford Primary School in Orford Tasmania. We think that your bilby will be safer in the Captive Breeding Colony so that it can breed and won`t be killed by feral cats and things like that. It will probably be released anyway because isn't that the idea of these Breeding Colonies? Bilbies are disapearing so quickly that they will be much safer in the Captive Breeding Colony. Many animals that have been bred in breeding colonies are actually bigger than the ones of the same type in the wild. So they won`t just breed, they will probably breed stronger and bigger babies. From Kristy-Lee, Jessica, Brooke and Lea |
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Southport State School Dear Jackson We are 8 Year 7 students at Southport State School. We are writing, concerning your letter about the Bilby. We have all made a decision that you should give the bilby to the research scientist because if you do look after the bilby he could get used to humans and wouldn't be able to fend for itself when you let it go. Whereas if you give it to the scientist, they would be able to increase the bilby population and you will still be able to see it. We all hope that you consider our suggestion. Yours sincerely Chris, Naomi, Shaun, Candice, Renee Amy, Ashley and Dale. Dear Jackson, Dear Jackson, |
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Orford Primary School To Chris, Naomi, Shaun, Candice, Renee, Amy and Dale I have read you reply to Jackson's letter and I disagree with you. I strongly feel that the Bilby would prefer living in the bush to a goldfish bowl type of existence with people staring at it all day long. Bilbies were made to live in the wild and not in captivity. The Bilby is in Jackson's hands at present and not the scientist's yet- so it is Jackson who is responsible. I hope that scientist gets lost when he/she is trying to find Jackson's house! Yours sincerly Lucy Taylor Grade 6, Orford Primary School |
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From Somerset Hills SS Hi Rappers Our class had a long discussion about where to place the bilby after it recovered from the accident. At first, half wanted to return it to the beach and half wanted to give it to the scientist to take to the captive breeding colony. After more discussion most of us found it to be more practical to send the bilby to the captive breeding colony. It certainly was sad that the bilby was hit by a car but happy that the injuries weren't too serious. Most of us now think that you should give the bilby to the scientist for breeding. This way it will be better off without seagulls and other preditors. Also there will be more bilbies and won't soon become extinct. What do you think? From Ella Piperidis, Chris Maher Year 5A Somerset Hills SS |
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Port Lincoln Primary School Dear Jackson, Everyone in our class except two believe that letting the bilby back into the wild would be better than putting it in captivity. The bilby needs to be with its family. In the wild it can find its own food, be happy and enjoy life! The bilby will settle down better because it knows the place. There could be more bilbies to mate with if it is released!! Once again letting the bilby go will be better! From Madeline and the rest of the Year 4/5 class exept 2 Dear Jackson, I think its a lovely idea to let the bilby go to the hahitat where it was found but it might not just be the right place to be. There might not be enough food for it. If it is at the other place with the science person they will give it food and take care of it. It is your decision to take it to it’s natural place or give it to the science person who will take care of it but I believe it should go to the science person. Natasha |
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Scotch Oakburn College Dear Jackson, We brainstormed lots of ideas and then picked the ones we thought were most appropriate. Here they are: 1. Tag the bilby and then release him at the beach. Get the research scientist to help you do this so it is safe. 2. Do not try to nurse it back to health. If you do it will become dependent on humans for food and shelter and then it will never survive on its own. 3. We thought of cloning but we think this might be dangerous. 4. Find a family of bandicoots at the same beach to foster the bilby. He will be in his natural environment and when he is well he will be able to find his own family. This means that he will not be dependent on humans for food and shelter. We hope you like our ideas. From Courtney, Guy, Gayl, Fletcher and Jane. |
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John's Primary To Jackson, My name is Kristy Jones. My friend Julia Lansdell helped me to decide what to do. I think that you should give the bilby to the breeding program as long as they take him to the beach once a week. Good Luck, Kristy and Julia To Jackson, Dear Jackson, Dear Jackson |
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Orford Primary School Letters Hello Jackson Our names are Meegan and Emma from Orford Primary School. We think you should hand the bilby over to the breeding programme because it will be safer. There will be no feral cats or anything to kill it if you put it into the care of the scientist. There won't be rabbits eating its food or people wrecking its habitat, or people putting out bait for the rabbits and the bilby eating it. If you decide to give it to the breeding program none of that would happen. The bilby would be safe and there would be other bilbies so it could make new friends and breed. The only adults it would come into contact with would be caring adults who would do everything they could to save the bilby and others like it. We know you'll do what's best. Please let us know what you decide. From Meegan and Emma Dear Jackson, I reckon you should put the bilby into the breeding program so that they can breed and then there will eventually be more bilbies in the wild. If you release it into the wild straight away a cat might kill it and all your effort in looking after this bilby would be wasted. When the breeding programme has enough bilbies, your bilby might be released into the wild anyway. from Tim (at Orford Primary School) Dear Jackson, Our names are Eboney and Lucy and we are from Orford Primary School. We think the bilby should be released into its natural habitat. If bilbies are kept in captivity they grow larger than if they are free. What right does the scientist have to just come into your house and take the bilby? After all the bilby was handed over to you, not the scientist. Bilbies need their freedom and a choice of who they mate with, and not be forced. Bilbies also need space to live and not be kept in a "goldfish bowl" environment to be stared at constantly. Don't hand him over, please. You might regret it. Yours sincerely, Lucy and Eboney Dear Jackson, Hi, our names are Melanie and Natalie and we come from Orford Primary and are in year 6. We think it is pretty important for the bilby to go to the breeding sanctuary so they breed more. Because when they put the bilbies together they make more bilbies, especially if they are in a safe environment and are not being harassed by feral animals. If the bilby doesn't go in the sanctuary the other animals will probably kill it before it can breed. If bilbies are released before enough have been bred they will probably become extinct. We have to help them. We hope you agree with us. From Natalie and Melanie |
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All Saints Anglican School Dear Jackson, year 3 at All Saints Anglican School think that your bilby should not be put back in to the wild but should be given to the scientist. If the bilby is with the scientist in captivity it will breed and be safer. He might get run over again in the wild. Good luck. |
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Seaforth State School Dear Jackson, We think you should first of all check out the enviroment where the Bilby was found to see if it has food, water, other bilbies or its family, and burrows. If there are lots of feral animals and if it is a busy road it might be better in the Captive Breeding Program. Then you could check out the scientist to see if he has good facilities, good habitat and to see if the scientist knows a lot about bilbies. If you think you should let it go you could put a tracking device on it and then you could learn more about them. Yours sincerely, Megan Smith, Seaforth State School |
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Lady of the Assumption School Dear Jackson and fellow rappers, We think that Walpiri would be better off at the beach where he originally came from because that was his chosen site. As bilbies mate for life he would probably fret if taken away from his partner and therefore not breed in the Captive Colony.Walpiri could be tagged and rangers could check on him every week. |
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Crestmead State School Dear Jackson We think you should take it to a breading colony with other bilbies so it can get used to other bilbies while it is recovering from the accident and with one person so that way if and when it gets let go it doesn’t go up to campers and they feed it food it’s stomach is not used to it and die. By Mandy and Kim. Let it go because it will get use to human protection and it’s like a jail to them and they should be allowed to find the other Bilbies and make babies . How would people like it if they were put in jail (in captivity) by the Bilbies . by Benn and Jared We think you should take the bilby to the captive breeding colony so they won’t die out or be extinct as much as they will be in the future. by Brock and Brendon Dear Jackson, I think that Bilbies should be kept in a breeding colony until they are old enough to look after themselves, then they can be let go. by Aimee If Bilbies are breeding they should be kept in a breeding colony, so if their babies had been attacked by dingos they would be safe. by Jessica. It would be best to put your ‘’friend
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Dear Jackson, I reckon you should let the Bilby go back to beach. From Warren |
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Towers Schools of Distance Education We enjoyed discussing the problem Jackson had about the bilby returning to its natural environment or to a captive breeding environment. Some of us thought the bibly should return to its natural environment whilst others thought the breeding colony would be a good idea. We discussed the good and bad points for each area. Returning the bilby to its home is a good idea as it is territorial and it would miss its mates if it went to the breeding colony. The bilby may be locked up in a cage at the breeding colony. Sometimes animals die if they are taken from their natural homes as they fret. If the bilby is returned to its natural environment, the scientists could look after the bilbies by protecting its home. They could make people aware of the bilbies habitat and stop people from polluting it. We talked about putting up signs and fining people if they littered. We have just completed a unit on pollution using the book "Lester and Clyde". It is very important to protect the bilbies' environment. There are some advantages to taking the bilby to the breeding colony. The breeding colony would help the Bilbies to breed up and stop them from becoming endangered. We thought the breeding colony would be effective if the bilbies were not kept in cages but allowed to roam free in a special area. The scientists could look after them if they became sick. We hope these ideas will help Jackson to make his decision. We are looking forward to discussing the next rap point. Year 3G and 3F |
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More replies from Crestmead State School Dear Jackson , Hi we’re in the bilby book rap from Crestmead State School. We are in year five and our names are Elena, Kate, Damien, Storm and Daniel. We received your letter and we have chosen to put the bilby back into the wild where it was found. We think this is the best choice because if it went into the colony it might get other animal’s diseases and could die. In the wild it would have its natural habitat where it will eat its own natural food in the wild. We think that the Bilby needs to stay with its family. We hope this solution will help you with your bilby problem. Dear Jackson, We come from Crestmead State School. I am the group leader and my name is Liam. The other members of this group are Krystal, Micheal, Adel and Rebecca. The class we are in is 5.2. Our group has decided to release the bilby back to the wild where it was found. We think this because this is where its natural food and home is. Bye for now ____________________________________________________________________ Dear Jackson, We are students from Crestmead State School and we would like to help you with the bilby. Our names are Lisa, Peter, Emma, Kelly and Kimberley. This is what we think you should do: you should send the bilby to the breeding colony but every week you should take the bilby to the beach and let it hunt its food. Take it to the beach for about an hour. By: Lisa, Peter, Kellye, Emma, Kimberley __________________________________________________________________ Dear Jackson, We are from Crestmead State School and our names are Hannah, Ben, James, Skye and Borbee. We are in 5.2 . We have decided to hand the bilby over to the breeding colony for a small period of time but you would have to visit to see how the bilby is going and if it doesn’t like it there, perhaps it could then be released back into the wild. ___________________________________________________________________ Dear Jackson, Our names are Jessica, Michael, Lyall and Nikita. We have a solution to your question. Our group has made a decision for the bilby to go back to the deserted beach. We think this because there are more disadvantages in the breeding colony than in the wild. The reasons are it might have family or young, it has a natural environment and will keep its natural hunting skills, but if it goes to a breeding colony, it will get used to human contact. |
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Taabinga State School Dear Jackson, Leave the Bilby to live on the beach because we found out that Bilbies don't breed very well in captivity. If you give it to the scientist then most Bilbies would be in captivity or be sent to live in a habitat that they are unfamiliar with.If more Bilbies were released on Sharps Beach then there would be more in the colony. From Briyah,Kylie in Kingaroy, Queensland. |
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Woodstock
State School
Hello Rappers, Firstly be broke up into two groups and discussed the pro's and con's of each solution. If the injuries weren't severe and only a few days had lapsed we thought the bilby should be released back into it's existing habitat because it could have a family and/or mate there and be much happier. This area could become repopulated and develop as it's own isolate. The bilby would be familiar of it's own territory and we would recommend it be fitted with a transmitor to track it and learn more about the new group at the beach. Except that it runs a risk of eventually being killed by passing traffic. If it was sent into captivity it would suffer stress and have to be separated from the other males due to its territorial nature. It may not mate with captive bilbies having left it's own mate. If the bilby had to be kept for several weeks to rehabilitate then captivity would be our option and he would have new friends, could adjust and mate building up the population. He would live longer because the he would not have to fight, or risk being run over, or killed by feral or domestic animals, and his diet would be better. So we would prefer to release but would keep the bilby if it was unable to be released quickly. Year 6/7 Woodstock SS |
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Woodhill State School - year 1/2/3 We are going to set it free on the beach because it can run around the beach and let it swim in the water. It will eat ants and insects. It can dig holes and play at the beach. by Thomas and Shane I want the bilby
to go to the breeding colony so it can get better and so it can have babies because of it
stays in the wild it will get eaten by animals. One day we went to the beach and when we got
there we saw a big bilby. One hot day, Tamara and I found a bilby on
the beach. One day, I went to the beach and I found a
bilby. He hurt his leg, We found a bilby at the beach and have
decide to put it in a breeding |
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Bucklands Beach Primary School Dear Jackson This is our answer to rap 1.Our names are Joshua,Craig and Alan.We suggest you give the Bilby to the scientists to get Bilbies breeding and then after the Bilbies have bred, keep 2 of babies for breeding and set the others free into the wild.We are from Bucklands Beach Primary School. We think it should go to the breeding place and after awhile it should go back to the beach. Monique, Helen and Nathaneal |
