[Birdbycatch] Horrific damages to Eiders

[andy@ebd.csic.es]

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<bold>Subject:        	<color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Re: Cruel Eider disease??</bold></color>


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-- Hello,


It is difficult to make a precise diagnosis from photographs but it

seems likely that the "disease" seen is due to the result of traumatic

injuries inflicted from nets (most probably gill nets/monofilament

netting). Eiders are very strong, as is such netting, therefore birds

with their heads stuck could easily rip the skin and drag it up over 

their heads when struggling to free themselves. Martin Brown (WWT

Animal Health Officer) has seen such injuries in birds including an

eider before.


I am not sure of the scale of the problem nor the extent of such

fishing techniques in the Waddensea - over to our Dutch colleagues.



Best wishes,


Ruth Cromie





<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> Hello all,

> 

> Check out these cruel photos of Eiders in the Waddensea [Holland]

> http://home.planet.nl/~camphuys/Horror.html Anyone who has an idea

> what this could have done? 

> 

> Best regards,

> Jan Harteman

> 

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> Jan Harteman

> harteman@tref.nl

> http://www.harteman.nl

> http://www.aviornis.nl

> The Netherlands

> 



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