Tonight's episode of Island Life [ABC 7.30] focussed on quarantine / disease
control efforts in the Torres Strait. In particular, there was an interesting
segment where researchers were trying without success to cannon net night herons
[to acquire blood samples to check for disease transmission].
While the cannon netting segment was a bit abbreviated on the show, it at least
covered some aspects of the practice. Interesting to note the difficulties in
netting night herons on a beach [as opposed to other waders and shore birds] -
they had to set up during the night and they couldn't "drive" the night herons
into the target area. Have night herons been subjected to much cannon netting
in the past?
Regards, Laurie.
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