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As an animal rescuer/carer with the Native Animal Trust I have seen the effects of poisons like Dieldrin, Lindane and other organochloride poisons on birds. Tawny Frogmouths eat things like cockroaches and spiders from our gardens.Squeamish about these creatures? Sprayed around the house? Had the pest exterminator man in? The runoff and spread through the environment means that these lovely birds are poisoned. They suffer a slow death with dreadful epileptic-like seizures, are unable to fly or walk and are killed by cats and dogs if they end up on the ground. The next time somebody screams and says that cockroaches are ikky, ignore it and don't reach for the spray can. Think - if these poisons are killing the birds, what is happening to human health? People like me don't want to get called out time after time to a "rescue" which ends as another bird euthanased to prevent further suffering.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/discovery-centre-news/tawny-frogmouth/
So many seeds -- so little time. Anon
Villiers Street
Right at the beginning
Only a few months later
