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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. ” When it comes to wildlife rescue, transportation runs the gamut as well.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. The first to do so was the humble House Sparrow, which was brought to help control caterpillars but soon reached such numbers it was the subject of control itself.