The magpie that we mentioned earlier today that was facing death in Tweed Heads, Australia, for attacking passersby has been given a stay of execution! Whoo-hoo!
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Good news! However, I am not satisfied with the reasoning. Inspector Jago cited “safety concerns for the public,” but how about “shooting a Magpie for striking someone’s daughter is just wrong?” Maybe he just said what he had to say so as not to jeopardize job security. Good outcome, at least.
I’m surprised relocation wasn’t mooted first. It is a fairly standard tool for the management of problem individuals of this species.