A ONCE-CRUCIAL piece of Tasmanian fox evidence has been thrown into
doubt by a wildlife ranger suggesting it was likely to have been a hoax.
Nick Mooney, a ranger with the Primary Industries, Water and Environment
Department, Nature Conservation branch, has described a fox pelt said
to be genetically linked to a fox shot at Symmons Plains in 2001 as
"indeed likely an irresponsible hoax". .....
More at:
http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0%2C5936%2C10446955%255E3462%2C00.html
Nick Mooney's letter which sparked the story is at:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/ltuffin/mooney.html
Not about birds (directly) - but this has come up on birding-aus previously.
Andrew
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