Interesting idea. I have not checked out that article. As NZ has no native
terrestrial mammals, if the thought is to identify a footprint of a
non-native mammal in NZ, clearly that is pretty easy!
Software to identify a foot of a Myna from some other bird would surely be
vastly more difficult, though given digital capacity it may be possible.
Philip
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From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Peter Shute
Sent: Sunday, 19 January 2014 6:08 PM
To: Greg and Val Clancy
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Subject: Buddy the talking Starling
This thread has reminded me about this article I read recently about the use
of digital track pads in NZ to identify animals that walk across them in
real time, and potentially administer a poison:
http://ensia.com/articles/building-a-better-rat-trap/
I wonder if birds like Common Mynas could be accurately identified by their
foot prints.
Peter Shute
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