26/12/2024
After Christmas Day lunch we received a call out to rescue this Tawny Frogmouth in Pascoe Vale… 😔. The caring member of public, Yade, phoned it in to after noticing it had been sitting in the same place for hours in the heat of the day. Yade + her family were so kind to return to show us exactly where the Tawny was. Immediately we suspected it had neurological issues due to the head movement + possibly an injured wing. We took to our friends at for assessment + sadly the Tawny was very malnourished + as we suspected had to be euthanised due to secondary poisoning… 💔. Many people are not aware of the dangers of secondary poisoning + how it is harmful to animals + our wildlife. Secondary poisoning in wildlife occurs when an animal eats another animal that has already ingested a poison, such as rat baits. This can happen when a predator eats a sick or dead animal that has been poisoned by a pesticide or rodenticide. Once a bird or animal ingests a poisoned mouse/rat or other animal it can cause detrimental effects, such as cognitive issues. This can affect a bird’s flight causing them to be hit by vehicles, be more prone to predators + also their feeding habits. So please DO NOT use rat baits, pesticides or rodenticides : source tamper proof traps + google other options. Some ways to help reduce secondary poisoning include: Writing to stockists and asking them to stop selling second generation rodenticides. Signing and sharing the Act for Birds petition. Writing to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to ask them to prohibit the sale of second generation rodenticides. Learning about bird-friendly rodent control. Thanks ever so much to Yade + our friends at Collingwood vet for caring… 🌼.
