THIS week’s article is about the rarely seen Magpie Goose.
These birds were apparently quite common up until the late 1800s when they were seen in “incalculable numbers”, in fact the Bangerang, our local Traditional Owners, still have stories of these birds.
By the early 1900s they had disappeared from Victoria, probably due to the loss of their wetlands and rampant hunting.
However they are...
