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#58 Human Impact: “The Tightening Braid” By Janette Rodgers (Shortlist)
“This Striated Heron had become entangled in a fisherman’s braided line. Each time he lifted his legs to try and get away from the line, it tightened. Eventually, this would have caused either infection and/or severe tightening of the braid causing amputation of the feet. Luckily, in this case, the local wildlife rescue team – Wild Bird Rescues Gold Coast – were contacted and were able to catch the little heron and remove the braid before any lasting damage was done.”
Striated Heron, Gold Coast, Qld
Image credits: birdlifephotoaward.org.au
“This Striated Heron had become entangled in a fisherman’s braided line. Each time he lifted his legs to try and get away from the line, it tightened. Eventually, this would have caused either infection and/or severe tightening of the braid causing amputation of the feet. Luckily, in this case, the local wildlife rescue team – Wild Bird Rescues Gold Coast – were contacted and were able to catch the little heron and remove the braid before any lasting damage was done.”
Striated Heron, Gold Coast, Qld
Image credits: birdlifephotoaward.org.au
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