G'day John et al
Rusa Deer are found in large herds in the Bensbach area, where in
1980 the department of Primary Industry established a deer farm.
Already by then it was an area apparently known well for large and
plentiful deer, by Australian deer hunters - but relatively unknown
by Aussie birders.
Whether the same species is at Vogekop I do not know. I do know that
the Vogelkop Bowerbird used to place Kodak film packets in the orange
pile of decorations. I am not sure which colour pile they would
place deer droppings.
I do know that American Wildlife people are trying to exterminate
Monkeys from the North coast that their fellow countrymen released at
the end of the 2nd World War. Not many people know they are there
either but I did learn of it while living there and it was confirmed
by Andy Mack who knew who was trying to eliminate them but did not
want to talk about the procedure.
Yes thanks Dave "Wikileaks" has the following info:
Three species of deer have been introduced to New Guinea. The Rusa
Deer (Cervus timorensis) is the most common, and well established. It
is found throughout the north and south of New Guinea. It is commonly
hunted for meat by humans. The other two species, the Chital (Axis
axis) and the Fallow Deer (Dama dama) are much rarer, and the Fallow
Deer may be extinct.[16]
Cheers
Mike
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Michael Tarburton
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On 12/01/2011, at 4:39 PM, wrote:
I was interested to hear on a DVD of David Attenborough's series
Life a description of a Vogelkop Bowerbird's bower containing "deer
dung". I knew that pigs had been introduced in prehistoric times to
New Guinea (the island), but I didn't know about deer. When were
they introduced, what species, and how widespread are they?
John Leonard
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