That is very sad about the little boy losing his sight. Youngsters do not
have much chance in those circumstances.
Actually, there was also a good argument for killing the bird that did the
blinding. In a small way, it may help to select out the behaviour of
attacking the eyes of children. It is not that magpies are endangered or
anything. Far from it. And it would have made a fine skin in CSIRO's
Australian Wildlife Collection (Dick Schodde, where are you when we
actually need you?)
My heart goes out to the family; and to a boy who will miss so much.
Do not worry about it homing Paul. Just remember not to have junior outings
of the Canberra Ornithologists Group in Namadgi National Park.
Glen Ingram
Brisbane, Australia.
"Most people would die sooner than think; in fact they do" Bertrand
Russell.
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> From:
> To:
> Subject: ACT Magpie
> Date: Thursday, 25 September 1997 14:27
>
>
> Hello everyone
> I was informed a few minutes ago by a spokesperson for the ACT Parks
> and Conservation Service that:
> The little boy will be blind in the eye that was hit
> The Magpie has been trapped, banded, and released in the southern
part
> of Namadgi National Park (that is as far away as possible in the
ACT).
> The attack site will be monitored to see if he turns up again. If
he
> does, another plan will be considered.
> The magpie did not attack adults, but has been particularly vicious
> with children.
>
> Has anyone got any information as to the likelihood of Mr Vicious
> Magpie returning to his home site? Are there homing maggies?
>
> Paul Fennell
> Canberra Ornithologists Group
>
>
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