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Carelessly discarded fishing line kills

on 15th April 2016

Yet another casualty resulting from carelessly discarded fishing line or even kite strings. This time it looks like a myna bird. The dried up, decomposed carcass makes identification a bit difficult from the photograph below.

myna-victim-fish-line [KCTsang]

KC Tsang encountered this in January 2016 and wrote: “This is a sad sight to see, carelessly discarded fishing lines kill. Please relay this message to all fishing enthusiasts out there of the consequences of their carelessness.”

Mynas are the most common victim, being a common bird: HERE and HERE.

Herons also get strangled HERE and HERE.

Other victims include a kingfisher HERE; a sea-eagle HERE; and owls HERE and HERE.

Hornbills end up as the largest bird to become victims of such careless behavior – HERE and HERE.

KC Tsang & YC Wee
Singapore
2nd January 2016

This post is a cooperative effort between Birds, Insects N Creatures Of Asia and BESG to bring the study of birds and their behavior through photography and videography to a wider audience.

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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