Hi all,
Over the years I have put notes on the COG line about what to do with
specimens of dead birds, i.e, take them to the Australian National Wildlife
Collection at CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems in Crace (off the Barton
Highway). The same goes for any specimen of amphibians, reptiles, or mammals
(well maybe not Eastern Grey Kangaroos and the larger wallabies). The
contact at the ANWC is the Collection Manager, Robert Palmer. His phone
number is 02 62421639 (note I have had this incorrect in previous messages),
and his email is . If it is not possible to contact
Robert, people can always try to contact me on phone 62413620 (H) or my
email above.
It is a pity to waste what could be extremely valuable scientific specimens.
If anyone wants more information about what data to record with specimens,
please get in touch.
Cheers,
Mark
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From: Lindsay Hansch
Sent: Thursday, 11 February 2010 9:54 AM
To: 'Frank Antram'; 'COG-L'
Subject: Not a Bird
Thank you, Frank, and the others that responded. I took the beast down to
the NSW Parks and Wildlife people in Queanbeyan but they were not really
interested in it. In any case I left it with them.
Regards
Lindsay
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Wednesday, 10 February 2010 6:00 PM
To: Lindsay Hansch; COG-L
Subject: Not a Bird
I didn't know what it was, but Meg Doepel reliably informs me it is a Blind
Snake http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Blind-Snake-Illustration and is
quite an important find as they are not often seen. She suggests you should
report it to ACT Parks and put in a Vertebrate Atlas card to report its
location. Apparently Murray Evans from Wildlife is the person to contact.
Regards
Frank Antram
-----Original message-----
From: "Lindsay Hansch"
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:07:51 +1100
To: "COG-L"
Subject: Not a Bird
> I know this is not a bird but I suspect someone will know what it is (see
> pic). It was found dead in my driveway this morning
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> Regards
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> Lindsay Hansch
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