Some members maybe familiar with a recent post by me in the " sick & injured " after finding poisoned pigeons which were unconcious and dying ........I rescued 12 birds from the surrounding streets and was able to nurse 10 back to health . I was successful in saving 10 - 1 will require more intensive care and remains with me ......I lost 2 birds
The press have become involved and the story is already on the internet , it will go to print media next wednesday .
For those that were interested , here is the internet story !
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RESIDENTS are reporting large numbers of pigeons found lying dead around Birkenhead and Port Adelaide.
Birkenhead resident Lynlee Smart contacted the Portside Messenger about a "mass killing of pigeons" in the area last weekend.
"I went shopping last Saturday (September 1) and found two poisoned pigeons on my street," she said.
"They were sitting on the middle of the road and on the footpath. They were alive, but they were stunned and couldn't move."
Ms Smart took the birds to her neighbour Darren , who keeps pigeons as pets and suspected they had been poisoned.
After investigating, Darren said he found "pigeons falling from the sky ... in numbers I have not seen before".
He said he found more than 30 dead birds near the Birkenhead Tavern, the bottom of the Birkenhead Bridge, Fletcher Rd and the Diver Derrick Bridge on September 1 and 2.
Darren also found 10 sick birds and took them home to nurse back to health with a hydrating solution, along with the two pigeons from Ms Smart.
Of these, eight recovered and were released, while two died and another two were still at his house needing further care.
"I had a dozen of them in my living room, but the great thing was I was able to reverse the effects of the poison," Darren said.
"But it must break little kids' hearts to see birds flapping and dying a horrible death."
Darren was also concerned about the "flow-on effect" to native birds that might digest the poisoned carcasses.
Ms Smart was concerned about fellow residents and children finding dying pigeons and the potential for domestic pets to eat the birds and be poisoned.
"Some people think they are pests and are glad to see the end of them, but I'm sure a lot of people ... would be outraged," Ms Smart said.
The cause of the pigeons' illnesses has not been determined. The Portside Messenger is contacting the Environment Protection Authority and Environment Department about the issue.
The press have become involved and the story is already on the internet , it will go to print media next wednesday .
For those that were interested , here is the internet story !
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RESIDENTS are reporting large numbers of pigeons found lying dead around Birkenhead and Port Adelaide.
Birkenhead resident Lynlee Smart contacted the Portside Messenger about a "mass killing of pigeons" in the area last weekend.
"I went shopping last Saturday (September 1) and found two poisoned pigeons on my street," she said.
"They were sitting on the middle of the road and on the footpath. They were alive, but they were stunned and couldn't move."
Ms Smart took the birds to her neighbour Darren , who keeps pigeons as pets and suspected they had been poisoned.
After investigating, Darren said he found "pigeons falling from the sky ... in numbers I have not seen before".
He said he found more than 30 dead birds near the Birkenhead Tavern, the bottom of the Birkenhead Bridge, Fletcher Rd and the Diver Derrick Bridge on September 1 and 2.
Darren also found 10 sick birds and took them home to nurse back to health with a hydrating solution, along with the two pigeons from Ms Smart.
Of these, eight recovered and were released, while two died and another two were still at his house needing further care.
"I had a dozen of them in my living room, but the great thing was I was able to reverse the effects of the poison," Darren said.
"But it must break little kids' hearts to see birds flapping and dying a horrible death."
Darren was also concerned about the "flow-on effect" to native birds that might digest the poisoned carcasses.
Ms Smart was concerned about fellow residents and children finding dying pigeons and the potential for domestic pets to eat the birds and be poisoned.
"Some people think they are pests and are glad to see the end of them, but I'm sure a lot of people ... would be outraged," Ms Smart said.
The cause of the pigeons' illnesses has not been determined. The Portside Messenger is contacting the Environment Protection Authority and Environment Department about the issue.