Hi Peter, I have one other suggestion, more for future reference as I’m sure you’ve made up your mind about the owl’s body by now, or it was taken over night. Some of the owl’s feathers could be used for `imping’, which is a feather implantation technique performed by a specialist (not necessarily a vet) … Read more

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Just back from a trip out west to Jupiter Well, with Don Hadden, Bob Read, Barbara and Jim Gilfeather from Alice Springs, Alan McBride, Jun & Sae Matsui and Jacob Gardner; the main quest was for Princess Parrot, but sadly conditions were not good and it was relatively dry with very little in blossom, in … Read more

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Hi Peter. Regardless of the technical legality of picking up roadkill I do it regularly and NT museums have generally been the beneficiaries. I keep a ‘roadkill kit’ in my vehicle specifically for this- ziplock bags,latex gloves,sani-gel,a knife for beheading bigger specimens all in a zipup coles frozen food bag. When recording details the location … Read more