The Age reported (20/1) on at least 18 ducks dying at Hedgeley Dene, part
of the Glen Iris wetlands in the City of Stonnington.
As the paper said "...It might be a perfect place to spend an afternoon
feeding the ducks..."
They included a picture of a Mallard, not a species you would expect in a
place designed inspired by "a strong belief that open space along the
Gardiners Creek Valley should serve an ecological and educational role,
rather than being purely recreational and ornamental".
This week (28/1) they said the cause was botulism. Not suprising: one of
our members warned this could happen if people continued to feed bread to
ducks in our parks. A soggy lump of bread is a great culture medium for the
bacterium.
Some people can't stop themselves, despite signs about obesity,
pollution....., from feeding ducks. So please tell them this story to
underline that they should give as little bread as possible.
Michael Norris
Bayside Friends of Native Wildlife
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