An unfortunate way to tick a Frogmouth

[Martin Butterfield <>]

What is the default position on natural vs human transport?  That is, if a
corpse is found somewhere do you start by counting it as getting there
naturally (eg washed ashore by currents; dropped by a raptor) or assume
that a human must have got it there?

Obviously the environment in which it is found plays a role (eg if in a
Peregrine's nest a very strong chance it was taken by the falcon when
alive) as does distance from known habitat (eg a WA endemic found in the
Sydney Domain would suggest some form of human intervention).

My personal position would be that natural means would be the starting
point and some evidence (tangible - say bullet holes - or circumstantial -
the endemic example) is required to declare it human-assisted.

Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

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