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Bush stone curlew in Five Dock

To: Alistair McKeough <>
Subject: Bush stone curlew in Five Dock
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:27:46 +1100
Alistair,

I think the media needs to be brought in on this, perhaps by Birds Australia as it has happened virtually in their back yard. Perhaps the publicity might get a message through to a few dog owners to take some responsibility for their four-legged faeces factories and hopefully lessen the chances of similar attacks occurring. Hopefully the Stone- curlew can be found and placed in the care of WIRES or similar, though after an attack like that I don't like its chances of survival.

Carl Clifford

On 15/02/2008, at 3:09 PM, Alistair McKeough wrote:

Nevil Lazarus has asked me to let people know that yesterday the bush stone
curlew was attacked by a dog.

Although Nevil was able to chase away the dog the bird would appear to have
be seriously injured.

Nevil's exact words were:

"I went there yesterday, and found it sitting next to the cricket nets. I watched it for an hour or so, and it then walked to a fence adjacent to the creek, next to the path. It stood there for a while, and then lay down next to the fence, which you can see in the picture attached. I was sitting on a bench about 30mt from the bird, waiting for the light to tone down to get
some pics in good light - it was 3.45pm.

A cyclist with a dog approached - the dog attacked the bird, which, because of the fence, could not get away. I ran and chased the dog, but the bird was wedged under the fence, one leg broken. I eased it out from under the fence, and it hopped and then flew, the leg dangling limply underneath."

Alistair
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