MUTILATED

This Female Bird was spotted by a waterfront resident who said the bird was not there 30 minutes prior to phoning us.

On retrieving this bird from the water it was very obvious she had been mauled.  At first instance I thought it may have been fishing line injury, but closer inspection revealed wounds on her back – a broken wing where the poor thing has tried to defend herself – a smashed lower bill and shredded pouch.  Her attacker presumably grabbed her from behind and tore at her face.

You know – I hope the owner of the dog is ashamed of himself and should have his animal put down!

The mystery is how did the bird get there? Had she been dumped from a boat? If so, then that is even worse as some nasty person has witnessed their animal doing this and then got rid of the evidence.

FOOTNOTE:  All Native Birds are protected by the Wildlife Act, and any incidents will incur a very large fine !!!!

Betty

Badly mutilated pelican - broken lower bill

Badly mutilated pelican - shredded pouch