tiger poo....worth some $$$$

[almaty 19]

CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- A tiger's roar might be scary, but Australian researchers have found that the predator's poo is just as potent.

Researchers at the University of Queensland said on Friday they had successfully trailed a tiger poo repellant, warding off wild goats for at least three days.

"Goats wouldn't have seen a tiger from an evolutionary point of view for at least 15 generations but they recognize the smell of the predator," repellent creator Peter Murray said in a statement.

"If we can show this lasts weeks ... we've just tapped into probably a billion-dollar market. It's enormous," he said.

Murray said the repellant, made of fatty acids and sulphuric compounds extracted from tiger excrement, also worked on feral pigs, kangaroos and rabbits and might deter deer, horses and cattle too.

In an average year pest animals cause about A$420 million (U.S. $311 million) worth of agricultural damage in Australia the government has said.

Others put the cost in the billions, mostly from European imports such as rabbits, foxes and crop-choking weeds.

[sukie175 0]

What useful info that is Dean - if I can just get my hands on some it would be great for the cats in our yard!!

[Jasman0717 9]

[irishgirl73 0]

Just read about this on cnn.com...................it will make someone a lot of money that's for sure

[aussiewench 9]

aren't we clever

[cmartyn 0]

Couldnt we just fake some tiger #######? My 3 cats make a pile of doodoo.. How is this stuff packaged? Do you just put it in a baggie? Or do you mush it up and compress it. I see a big future in this.