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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. It is illegal to keep a wild bird. Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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If I ever have a used car I need to sell, I will definitely ask for their help. The Masked Lapwing has its own small brochure edited by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau as it apparently is a risk at airports – the species likes short grass and defends its territory aggressively, possibly even against large aircraft.

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