Thursday, September 20, 2012

GRASS THREATENS NQ

Early morning scene on the busy goat track up Castle Hill  with  grass  of some kind  visible in the foreground and elsewhere  .

Gamba Grass , the scourge of rural Darwin and beyond , has recently been found on the outskirts of Townsville . The African grass  grows to a height of 4.5metres , burns with great intensity and sucks nutrients out of the ground. It has been  located in  the Castle Hill area which overlooks the city , a  popular walking destination for thousands of local , interstate and overseas visitors. Residents have been alerted and plans are being drawn up to combat the menace which is good tucker for elephants and rhinos , but a threat to the Australian bush ,  native animals and property.