Matthieu Vaslin
Matthieu Vaslin
ancient birds bit curiosity local people reminded simply since stopped
At first it was all a bit of a local curiosity. People would come to see these strange-looking birds that reminded them of ancient Egypt. But it's long since stopped being a joke. There are simply too many of them.
cannot fire nearly start warned
We cannot play with fire. We have warned from the start that the ibis should not be here. Now it is nearly too late.
bizarre certainly cruel difference hard irrational people shoot stop utterly
It will be hard to shoot the ibis because people will certainly say we are being cruel and try to stop us. It's bizarre but it makes a difference that they are white. If they were black, no one would care. It's utterly irrational but that's how people are.
believe bird danger growing highly indigenous
They are nomadic, gregarious, aggressive, omnivorous and highly adaptable. We also believe they are a growing danger to indigenous bird life.