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Swiss wildlife given priority over traffic

To: "'Maconachie, Michael'" <>, 'Nick Payne' <>, 'Canberra Birds' <>
Subject: Swiss wildlife given priority over traffic
From: Philip Veerman <>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 03:35:32 +0000
Well of course this is not just cute altruism to ducks but clearing a likely 
risk to safety of human traffic. As drivers can make mistakes being distracted 
by or avoiding animals.........

Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: Maconachie, Michael 
Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 8:00 AM
To: Nick Payne; Canberra Birds
Subject: Swiss wildlife given priority over traffic

I have had to get the police to block the Tugg Parkway so I could rescue a Wood 
Duck and her ducklings trapped against the central concrete barrier - one of 
the police officer even assisted in grabbing the ducklings. The police turned 
up pretty quickly after the call - a second car even turned just as we had 
finished.


Michael Maconachie
Senior Ranger
Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve
ACT Parks and Conservation Service
TAMS Directorate

www.jerrabomberrawetlands.org





-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Payne 
Sent: Tuesday, 9 June 2015 5:53 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: Swiss wildlife given priority over traffic

Swiss police block the main motorway between Bern and Lucerne for about five 
minutes to allow a family of ducklings to cross the road. You can see them just 
in front of the Audi in the centre lane.

The original article (in German) is here:
http://www.srf.ch/news/regional/basel-baselland/entenfamilie-legt-autobahn-bei-basel-lahm.

Nick


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