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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
I'm not trying to undermine you, I'm trying to help you. But you don't want to listen. I know a heck of a lot more about it than you and that's for sure. None of this stuff is new to me.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
You haven't heard a word I've said here.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"Lately, however, we have been getting quite a few calls regarding ducks and geese with fishing line tangled around their legs.
The first of these calls was just a couple months ago on a Canada Goose in Sedgwick County Park, and it took nearly as long to finally capture it. The poor bird had yards of fishing line wrapped tightly around both of its legs. The wire had cut deeply into the flesh, nearly severing one of the goose's feet (see picture below on left). A veterinarian determined that the leg could not be saved and amputated it; the other leg remained intact, though it too had suffered some lacerations." http://www.eaglevalleyraptorcenter.org/n......0912.pdf "The calls started coming about two weeks ago from a woman who lived near Illahee State Park. She’d noticed a Canada goose in the park that was in distress. It seemed to have fishing line wrapped around its hip and a lure stuck to one leg. The goose couldn’t shake off this line and lure no matter how hard it tried. With encouragement from the rehab team at West Sound Wildlife, this caring woman kept her eye on the goose. For a week, she monitored the goose until the fishing line became tangled up in the brush. At that point, with advice from the rehabbers, she was able to catch it..." http://www.insidebainbridge.com/2012/06/......ed-mate/ |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"Neither the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nor the American Sport Fishing Association keeps statistics but wildlife experts and rehabilitators — those who must deal with the grim, often tragic consequences — estimate such entanglements have led to the deaths of thousands of birds, as well as the amputation of limbs of many others. Fishing-related injuries also spiral during the summer vacation months when the primary victims move beyond pelicans to include the “inland” birds — eagles, hawks, Canada geese, trumpeter swans, owls and songbirds....
'Canada geese are our big problem,' says director Anne Miller. In addition to the eagles, the Virginia facility expects to see at least 30 fishing-related injuries this summer. 'People are just slobs. There’s no other way to put it,' says Ed Clark, an angler himself. 'There’s a basic indifference that’s almost at odds with the sport.' Rescue missions themselves can be daunting. Trying to capture a Canada goose — or any waterfowl with wings... As soon as you get close, they fly off." http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2007/aug/......problem/ "...deeply embedded entanglement can mean amputation if the bird is lucky enough to be taken into care. It’s a commonplace problem, and we’re always looking for anglers seeking to become a part of the solution. " http://blog.bird-rescue.org/index.php/20......ng-line/ |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On Aug 19, 2014, Marlin1894 wrote: I don't see how you're helping the the least.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
I think the best idea would be to get a couple of people with a big weighted net between the goose and the water. A third person comes after the goose, and the two people throw (maybe shoot with arrows) the net over the goose.
I've never caught a goose, so I don't know how well that would work, but just chasing him isn't doing any good.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
That method has been raised by others, and I appreciate the suggestion, Ed, but someone "coming after" the goose is, in effect, someone "chasing" it. As I've said, these birds now fly from standing take off. They see something they don't like, they fly straight up before it gets anywhere near. I don't chase this bird- not since my sister and I tried to catch "him" with a bedsheet. I've chased it twice and those times were enough to confirm that tactic wasn't going to work. Chasing an injured wild bird you can't catch just increases its stress and chances of Capture Myopathy, not to mention lessens your odds of ever getting near it, so I laid off after seeing this bird end up flying into the water both times.
I haven't seen this one since August 15. They're no longer regulars at the park, as I've said before now. Maybe at a new location, someone will take notice and lend a hand. They certainly can survive in spite of foot amputation. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger." I suppose. The best chance of capture, for me, if it's around, I still say, is to get the bird on the water with neck hook while it's feeding on seaweed, as I mentioned a ways back. Weighted net could work there, too, and someone in town had suggested it. Only problem could be confirming identification of bird, but I could recognize this one on water by its family size along with the way it held its right leg before now. This bird was feeding alone on the water at times, too. A stranger probably couldn't identify it on the water. But they could identify this one on land if it was standing, obviously. |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011
Miraculous Footless Canadian Goose "Steele" Landing with Only the Use of Her Wings (After Having Lost Her Last Remaining Foot Due to Previous Fishing Line Entanglement) This amazing lady had both of her legs bound tight together for five weeks before she was cut loose. With the line so tight and her legs behind her back she had to survive using only her wings. As soon as I saw her I did everything in my power to set her free. She had already been that way for 3-4 weeks I was told, and it took me ten days with the help of others to finally catch her. The rehab volunteer that came to check her out after we cut her loose said that she was past the point of rehab and would be put to sleep if she was brought to the vet at the rehab facility. Anywhere you bring wildlife in my state it is completely up to the doctor whether or not to be rehabbed or put to sleep. I tried other places and got the same answer. They didn't want her or she was past the point of rehab and would be put to sleep. That was two months ago and she has been an inspiration of strength and survival trying to make it on her own at her park. A week after the line was cut her left foot came off and six weeks later, after a strong comeback, (starting to walk with her one injured leg and her stub) her last remaining foot had come off on Thanksgiving Day. No wildlife vets could be contacted for help or advise because of the holiday. Like before the line was cut off she relies soley on her wings to take her from water to land. In the process of trying to get a doctor to treat her for any infection without giving her a death sentence. Her strength and adaptability is something to behold, and she has inspired those who have seen her. Fishing line is rampant in her park and has effected other birds as well. PLEASE PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ANY FISHING LINE YOU MAY COME ACROSS AND PASS THE WORD ON TO OTHERS AS WELL!" |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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wwhokie1 Special user 512 Posts |
How hard is it to properly dispose of fishing line. It leads to unnecessary injuries to wildlife. It is also a danger to people. When I was in college I knew a guy who drowned while swimming across a river, he was very athletic, a great swimmer, but his legs got tangled in fishing line. That stuff doesn't break. People should have enough decency to throw away their trash.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Thankyou for posting, wwhokie1. Very sorry to hear about your college acquaintance.
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wwhokie1 Special user 512 Posts |
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On Aug 23, 2014, magicalaurie wrote: Thank you, he was a friend of a good friend of mine, she was devastated when it happened. It was a tough time for me as well, I had two closer friends commit suicide the same month. Sometimes I think the world is a crazy place, and when people do careless, stupid, thoughtless things that hurt others I just find myself in disbelief. On a brighter note, last year I was driving and saw at least 2,000 maybe closer to 3,000 Canadian geese flying in the air at the same time. It was amazing! |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
More on prosthetics here:
"Indeed, the de facto response for many animals fitted with prosthetics is to parade around as though nothing about their bodies is unusual. They are indifferent about the appearance of their new appendages and seem to live free from the social pressures that so often affect humans aided by similar devices." http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advo......passion/ http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/11/2......itation/ http://www.tusker.com/Geografica/beasts-......at-life/ |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
one footed merganser return?
Certainly looks like a match. one footed bald eagle tracked for 2 years |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
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