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Why so many dead birds on Michaelmas Cay?

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Subject: Why so many dead birds on Michaelmas Cay?
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:45:45 +1000
Even more appalling that their reaction would be just to clean them up and not 
report it. Hopefully they did.

Peter Shute

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Michelle Plant
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2010 10:03 AM
> To: 'Tony Palliser'; 
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Why so many dead birds on Michaelmas Cay?

> It seems
> appauling that a tourism operator would go in to clean up the
> carcasses to protect their business.  If there is a disease issue they
> could be placing themselves and their clients at risk.
>
> I have cc'd to Tiggy with the Australian Wildlife Health
> Network as she might offer some further advice.
>
> Please let me know if I can help in anyway.
>
> Michelle Plant
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Tony Palliser
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2010 12:10 AM
> To: 
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Why so many dead birds on Michaelmas Cay?
>
> A couple of South Africa enthusiasts asked me recently "why
> were there so many dead birds on Michaelmas Cay"?  In fact
> they reported that the beaches around this small cay were
> covered in them to such a degree that at least one tourist
> operator was going ashore before the visitors to clear up the
> carcasses each  day to avoid embarrassment.   Anyone have any
> ideas? is this
> normal at such nesting sites?  Or could this popular
> destination be over exploited?
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