Having just become a Queenslander I have discovered that I may not take/collect
'protected wildlife'. In my former life as a government scientist I could
collect anything other than thylacines and blue whales (they were forbidden on
my permit). Which means I now cannot take beach-washed sea snakes or dead birds
unless I apply for a permit to do so and a reason for doing so too. But I doubt
I would be prosecuted if I had a dead animal in my freezer for a few days
before I could take it to the Queensland Museum.
Have not tested this yet!
Helen
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From: Colin R <>
To:
Sent: Wed, 23 June, 2010 7:46:39
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] What to do with a dead owl?
An interesting discussion. We've all come across dead birds etc that
could have been of benefit to, it appears, a range of people!
I thought that picking up roadkill was illegal - or is that an urban
myth? - or maybe just a Queensland thing? It hasn't stopped me in the
past and it won't stop me in the future, but I thought I remembered
hearing something along those lines?
Can anyone confirm?
Colin
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:21 +1000, "Ian & Carla Jackett"
<> wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
>
>
> I rescue wildlife and get the odd call to pick up an Owl and sometimes
> find
> them myself on the road. There are a few things we usually do with the
> bodies. If in good condition we ask the museum or DECC if they would
> like
> it. If a threatened species we also notify DECC for their records. DECC
> will take some animals to have them taxidermied for their educational
> displays. We wrap and freeze as mentioned by others.
>
>
>
> Another area we use dead specimen's is at our training courses. WIRES
> and
> other licensed wildlife organisations may be interested if you give them
> a
> call. The bodies of Owls are used at our Raptor training courses for ID
> and
> other workshops. The feathers of dead animals are sometimes used for
> Imping
> (a feather repair/replacement technique) in rehab birds. This is done to
> speed up recovery time and assists with an earlier release. I have not
> done one of these courses for a few years so I am not certain Imping is
> still carried out.
>
>
>
> The other use of course is as a food source for larger raptors or other
> animals who may feed on carrion.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Carla Jackett
>
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> To:
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> Subject:
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> What to do with a dead owl?
>
>
> From:
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> Peter Shute < >
>
>
> Date:
>
> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:18:18 +1000
>
>
> This morning I found a dead Southern Boobook in Altona, presumably hit by
> a
> train during the night. I didn't have time to do anything about it, as I
> was
> on
> the way to the station, so I hid it in the bushes. What should I do if
> it's
> still there tonight? Should things like this be sent to a museum, or does
> that
> only apply to rarer species?
>
> Peter Shute==============================
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