Hart is an outspoken supporter of fox hunting and the badger cull. The plotline came within weeks of the government confirming a badger cull trial. A cull of healthy livestock around the farm was ordered. To prevent fruit damage, farmers may legally or illegally cull flying foxes. Breeders of pedigreed animals cull based on many criteria. Some groups called for a selective cull, whilst others favoured a programme of vaccination. The routine cull for market was between 70 and 100 animals per week. The policy is commonly referred to as the Western Australian shark cull. The killings have been called a cull. The decision to cull was later reversed. He sets out to investigate and ends up saving Iron Man from Cull Obsidian. Most Whitsunday locals resisted the cull. Only three males (peacocks) were left after the 2009 cull. The failure to meet cull targets was confirmed in February 2011. The cull, like ones before it, is opposed by some environmental groups.