Sorry if I've missed this - but when is all this going to happen? I don't want
to plan a trip while 1/2 the islands birds are in captivity!
kind regards
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
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> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Lord Howe Island Rodent Control Draws Flack
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:25:34 +0000
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> Hi Mick and All,
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> The owls are already smashing the White Tern chicks on the island. If both
> they and the rats were removed permanently the avian face of the island would
> probably change for the better.
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> (Apologies to any supporters of the owls being there)
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> Regards,
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> Inger
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> > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:21:51 +1000
> > From:
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> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Lord Howe Island Rodent Control Draws Flack
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> > Hello all,
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> > I'm no expert on this but I have heard bits and pieces. I heard that the
> > re-introductions were going to be things like Grey Fantails from Norfolk
> > Island. ie. the next best thing to having the originals which are mostly
> > of course extinct.
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> > As for the Tasmanian Masked Owls eating the baits via dying rats....
> > well they are planning on removing the owls as well. I gather the
> > concern is that the rat-deprived owls will turn to seabirds, woodhens etc.
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> > Cheers
> >
> > Mick
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> > --
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> > Michael Todd
> > PhD Candidate- Tasmanian Masked Owl
> > School of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 05, Hobart, Tasmania
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