A couple of photos of Pink-eared Ducks from last weekend’s duck rescue at Lake Buloke, northwest Victoria. Q: If they’re shot for food, why are they abandoned? A: Because they’re shot for fun. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150153972486364.285409.306316356363 From the same place and time, Black Swan eggs thrown out and swan’s nest trampled to make a shooting platform. Two adults and three cygnets brought back to Melbourne. One adult x-rayed contained 33 shotgun pellets: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150153976126364.285411.306316356363 Shooters on the wetlands are vicious and out of control. There are no wildlife police this season. If duck rescuers didn’t attend one or two wetlands every weekend – and bring back the evidence, no one would know or believe what goes on. You’ll recall the Black Swan that was killed by teenagers in a suburban park – news that went around the world.A protected, non-game, Black Swan, riddled with pellets on a remote wetlands in country Victoria may as well be invisible. The mainstream media chose not to tell this story. More to follow. [Could someone write if the Facebook links don’t work? Thanks.] ===============================
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