Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny

A pigeon that Australia declared a possible biosecurity risk may escape death after the authenticity of its leg band identifying it as a US racing bird was thrown in doubt.The blue band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on December 26 was a US racing pigeon that had left the American state of Oregon two months earlier.On that basis, Australian authorities on Thursday said they considered the bird a disease risk and planned to kill it.A US bird travelled 13,000km to Melbourne…

This post was originally published on South China Morning Post.

Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates

APA

Associated Press | radiofree.asia (2024-04-26T19:36:48+00:00) » Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny. Retrieved from https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/.

MLA

" » Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny." Associated Press | radiofree.asia - Friday January 15, 2021, https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/

HARVARD

Associated Press | radiofree.asia Friday January 15, 2021 » Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny., viewed 2024-04-26T19:36:48+00:00,<https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/>

VANCOUVER

Associated Press | radiofree.asia - » Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny. [Internet]. [Accessed 2024-04-26T19:36:48+00:00]. Available from: https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/

CHICAGO

" » Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny." Associated Press | radiofree.asia - Accessed 2024-04-26T19:36:48+00:00. https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/

IEEE

" » Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny." Associated Press | radiofree.asia [Online]. Available: https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/. [Accessed: 2024-04-26T19:36:48+00:00]

rf:citation

» Bird in Australia could escape death as ‘US leg band’ comes under scrutiny | Associated Press | radiofree.asia | https://radiofree.asia/2021/01/15/bird-in-australia-could-escape-death-as-us-leg-band-comes-under-scrutiny/ | 2024-04-26T19:36:48+00:00

To access this feature and upload your own media, you must Login or create an account.

Add an image

Choose a Language

A Free News Initiative