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Pink-eared Duck

To: John Leonard <>
Subject: Pink-eared Duck
From: Martin Butterfield <>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 09:09:33 +1000
Of more interest may be that I thought, with some satisfaction,that the
Game Council had been disbanded or abolished.  see
http://www.gamecouncil.nsw.gov.au/ - note first sentence under "*IMPORTANT
NOTICE – ORANGE OFFICES CLOSED"*
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Martin


On 4 October 2013 08:46, John Leonard <> wrote:

> Being the pedant I am I would reply to the NSW Government and say if
> the behaviour of this duck "effects rice growth", then what's the problem?
>
> John Leonard
>
> On 4 October 2013 08:42, Neville Schrader OAM <>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I’ve got an interesting reply from the NSW Government in relation to
> > recent amendments to the Game and feral Animal Control Act 2002.
> >
> > The contents of the letter in justifying adding the Pink-eared Duck, was
> > to quote “evidence suggests that this species may not eat seed but they
> may
> > land in crops in groups and create muddy water which effects rice growth
> > and also create open patches which are then used by seed eating ducks to
> > access crops.” A lot of maybe’s, but no evidence. Does anyone know of any
> > studies on ducks in rice crop, carried out recently or in the last few
> > years, that provide evidence to these allegations.
> >
> > The interest conclusion to the letter intrigued me, suggesting that I
> > contact the game council if I wished to discuss this issue further. I
> > thought the Government run the state. Maybe I’m wrong.
> >
> > If I was a spoonbill I’d step lightly from now on.
> >
> > Neville
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