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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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Upon arrival we were given strict and non-flexible rules: never go even one inch off the ice paths, never allow the tiniest piece of litter to escape, never interact in any way with the wildlife, and cause absolutely no environmental damage. But, he continued, some – but not all – of the researchers drove him nuts.

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Falakhe’s Story

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And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. The adults were collared so the biologists could monitor them for a while, but then one by one the rest of the adults disappeared or were killed. And Pippa, our biologist, was very concerned.

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Birding beyond Brisbane

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At high tide the shorebirds have a protection wall where they can roost on green lawn and feel safe. The hinterland produced some amazing birds and we did find it hard work looking so high into the trees to find the Catbird that continuously called and the Wompoo Fruit Dove, but the leaf litter below also produced some well-disguised birds.

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