Italian people and birds

[Goodfellow <>]

Several million songbirds are trapped or shot each year in Italy (mainly 
southern Italy I understand), and I believe that most are eaten, not 
because people are desperate for meat, but because they prefer the taste 
and texture of songbirds to duck and chicken.  I'm told there was a 
similar problem with Italian fishermen working estuaries in the Top 
Endsome years ago in that they went in for trapping and shooting 
songbirds that then ended up in spaghetti bolognaise.  Apparently Yellow 
Chat was a favourite!  Now you all know the real reason why they're hard 
to see!
Denise


Denise Goodfellow  (Lawungkurr Maralngurra)

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