How many fallen baby birds have you returned to the nest ?? (19)
stephenbadgerHenderson, West Auckland, Auckland New Zealand20 Threads 180 PostsYesterday, my friend & l found a chirpy, brave little fledgling hedge-sparrow hiding in my garden & not wanting the horrible death of yet another baby bird or baby hedgehog on my conscience, l fetched the ladder & climbed into the tops of trees / searched bushes, until l found its nest, complete with eggs, returning the tiny tweeter to domestic bliss and a second chance at life ...my karma restored 
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stephenbadger: Yesterday, my friend & l found a chirpy, brave little fledgling hedge-sparrow hiding in my garden & not wanting the horrible death of yet another baby bird or baby hedgehog on my conscience, l fetched the ladder & climbed into the tops of trees / searched bushes, until l found its nest, complete with eggs, returning the tiny tweeter to domestic bliss and a second chance at life ...my karma restored
Adorable
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Do you have hedgehogs there?! 
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But hedgehogs are not native to NZ, neither are possums. You should be trying to get rid of both.
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pat8lanips: But hedgehogs are not native to NZ, neither are possums. You should be trying to get rid of both.
l think you put your foot in it this time kid 
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pat8lanips: But hedgehogs are not native to NZ, neither are possums. You should be trying to get rid of both.
No i didn't think they would be
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stephenbadger: l think you put your foot in it this time kid ...welcome to the club !!
It didnt take much looking to find out hedgehogs were introduced. I'm pretty sure possums are also introduced, from Australia. Certainly the ones I saw over there are much bigger than the ones here.
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You're kidding right? That will never work... Possums co-evolved with 1080 (its an acid that occurs naturally in gum leaves). This is why a possum can handle a lot more 1080 than a horse can. Maybe they're targeting animals not native to Australia and other species that 1080 actually kills
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You're kidding right? That will never work... Possums co-evolved with 1080 (its an acid that occurs naturally in gum leaves). This is why a possum can handle a lot more 1080 than a horse can. Maybe they're targeting animals not native to Australia and other species that 1080 actually kills
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Yeah, also introduced, took even less looking.
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I thought you guys had a flourishing industry in possum fur products 
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pat8lanips: It didnt take much looking to find out hedgehogs were introduced. I'm pretty sure possums are also introduced, from Australia. Certainly the ones I saw over there are much bigger than the ones here.
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You'd get on top of it quicker if you just used them for pet food/fertiliser.
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pat8lanips: You'd get on top of it quicker if you just used them for pet food/fertiliser.
Yes, the australian possum is a gigantic problem here, eating up the bush & native birds eggs ...our government helicopter drops many tonnes of australian 1080 poison most years to control / kill possums, including deer, goats, wild pig, rabbits, wallabies & all the birds ...the bush is silent after a drop, dead ...and it still doesn't solve the possum problem...if they put a $2 bounty on possum tails, they would employ the unemployable & get rid of possums in 5-10 years ...but of course that would be the sensible option & governments don't do sensible
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None, l am not tall enough.
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None
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I believe in non intervention.
Let nature take its course.
Delicate thing the ecosystem.
That bird you saved could have a killer strain of bird flu that may wipe out humanity
and it will all be your fault
Let nature take its course.
Delicate thing the ecosystem.
That bird you saved could have a killer strain of bird flu that may wipe out humanity
and it will all be your fault
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nonsmoker: I believe in non intervention.
Let nature take its course.
Delicate thing the ecosystem.
That bird you saved could have a killer strain of bird flu that may wipe out humanity
and it will all be your fault
Let nature take its course.
Delicate thing the ecosystem.
That bird you saved could have a killer strain of bird flu that may wipe out humanity
and it will all be your fault
I need my pills
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nonsmoker: I believe in non intervention.
Let nature take its course.
Delicate thing the ecosystem.
That bird you saved could have a killer strain of bird flu that may wipe out humanity
and it will all be your fault
That is the old fashioned, stupid, lazy & arrogant point of view ...obviously the loss of humanity would be a plus, plus for this planet ...so we must not intervene & let nature take its course Let nature take its course.
Delicate thing the ecosystem.
That bird you saved could have a killer strain of bird flu that may wipe out humanity
and it will all be your fault
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