Dave Mould is a duck rescuer/campaigner who’s been on the wetlands every weekend this season.His interview on Radio National’s ‘Life Matters’ is available here:http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3234826.htm This year, it’s been possible to follow what’s happening on the wetlands by reading Dave’s tweets and Facebook updates. Go to Coalition Against Duck Shooting on Facebook or Twitter @duckrescue. Here are some from tonight: Geelong has been filled with shooters, it seemed they outnumbered the ducks. Rescuers have been working flat out to save as many ducks as possible but the wounded are all too often lost in the reeds and the shooters aren’t bothering to look.
-Dave Mould
Illegal shooting was witnessed after hours tonight (Saturday). The victims were left where they fell. A wounded female Wood Duck has just been brought in by a rescuer. The bird has a badly shot wing and will likely be euthanased by a vet. If the rescuer hadn’t acted, this bird would have been left to die a painful death over the next week.
-Dave Mould
3 rescuers were just given trumped up charges by a DSE wildlife officer we believe to be a member of Field & Game Australia and a duck shooter. The same sorts of charges rescuers have been fighting for 25 years and will continue to fight until recreational duck shooting is banned in Victoria.
-Dave Mould, Coalition Against Duck Shooting
A small flock of Freckled Ducks flew over us at Hirds (Swamp) around 11.30 this morning. Rescuers heard a shooter tell his son ‘those are the ones we must never shoot’ but his words were drowned out by the gunfire. When a Freckled Duck fell in to the reeds wounded, every shooter rushed to deny responsibility but no-one rushed to help the rescuers search. The duck has still not been found.
-Dave Mould
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