Yellowtail
Very Well-Known Member
Are there any experts on this? I have noticed that in areas where 1080 fox baiting is conducted regularly Lace and Heath Monitors are conspicuously absent while in similar areas without baiting they are common.
Is this a result of them directly contacting baits or perhaps scavenging dead foxes? Alternatively are the foxes getting all the young goannas. I doubt it because the same areas have lots of Scrub Turkeys and Water Dragons.
I came across a dead bluey today, a juvenile with no visible injuries, could have been dropped by a Kookaburra but it was close to a bait site.
Is this a result of them directly contacting baits or perhaps scavenging dead foxes? Alternatively are the foxes getting all the young goannas. I doubt it because the same areas have lots of Scrub Turkeys and Water Dragons.
I came across a dead bluey today, a juvenile with no visible injuries, could have been dropped by a Kookaburra but it was close to a bait site.