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Re: RFI wild Emu's in Sydney

To: Peter Ewin <>
Subject: Re: RFI wild Emu's in Sydney
From: Andrew Taylor <>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:19:22 +1100
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 07:49:14PM +1000, Peter Ewin wrote:
> There used to be birds in the ADI site in western Sydney,
< but like the kangaroos they were probably released

Yep "Birds of Sydney" says Emus extinct in Sydney proper
since first years of settlement.
More about the Burragorang population here:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/threatenedspecies/07471tpagssvol2pt4birds1.pdf
Maybe they'll be the next Brush Turkey causing havoc in suburbia.

Andrew

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