Hi list members
This is my first posting. I remember duck shooters
justifying their acts of cruelty by saying "if it
wasn't for us, the farmers would have drained Bool
Lagoon" (An excellent wetland area in south-eastern
South Australia).
Now I read someone trying to justify cannon netting by
suggesting that the excellent info we have today is
because of past acts of cruelty, and further,
suggesting that instead of opposing these maniacs, we
should be helping them with their outrageous
activities.
Surely they cant be really serious when suggesting
that important conservation initiatives would not be
achieved without cannon netting waders and bird
banding. Cannon netting kills birds. I have seen it.
If they are serious, then may i suggest that they get
together, build a bridge and then collectively learn
to get over it. I have a life and enjoy it and I
would love to see the birds have the same opportunity
Shane Warner
Portland Vic.
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Subject:
Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Cannon Netting waders
Come on people, get a life and an understanding!!!!
I have been on many a cannon netting trip around
Brisbane and have not
seen a fatality. At one stage, Heather Foord and a
channel 9 crew were
filming what was happening for a doco on Moreton Bay
as well as DPI
staff taking anal squabs of terns and waders, looking
for signs of
Newcastles Disease and Japanese Encephalitis. A lot
of the birds
netted
were godwits who are notoriously susceptible to being
trapped, but all
that was required was rapid and careful processing of
the birds for
them
all to survive. Any injured were taken to a vet "in
the know" and
later
released. About 1000 birds have been netted in my
presence and no
fatalities yet (expected 40, by figures banded
around).
Where has a lot of our info come from, that is used in
field guides,
management reports etc?? Uh? specimens that have been
shot by museum or
CSIRO collectors, those trapped and
banded..........etc
Maybe if you are so concerned but are willing to use
the information
collected, you may like to get a few others toghether
and go and help.
As in many situations, more hands would make life work
and reduce the
lag time between capture and release.
John Harris
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