Friends who came to Australia for the first time from home must have seen a black-beaked and white-haired junk-eating bird near the trash bin, which locals call "garbage bird." A lot of friends don`t know the name of this kind of bird, it is called white ibis huá n.
But what you don`t know is that the trash birds that run all over the streets of Australia are in fact the world`s endangered species.
The white ibis, accustomed to their activities on the banks of the river, had to look for new habitats because of a sharp decline in water resources.
Until they discovered Australia, a paradise full of food. As a result, the white ibis, which feed on fish, insects and plants, began to eat hot chips, noodles and kitchen waste.
The trash bird can be seen near the garbage bins in the city. It became the "scavenger" of Australian cities. Some Australian aunts also show their love and feed these living birds every day.
Recently, however, the local government issued a year-long killing order for it!
The Australian Daily Mail gives the answer that Perth`s spamming population of junk birds has threatened Australians` lives.
Because there are no natural enemies in Australia, the number of junk birds is increasing.
It directly led to an increase in bird crashes.
There were 135 bird attacks at Perth Airport between 2015 and 2017, according to the Australian Transportation Safety Agency.
Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas said:
The flood of garbage birds is a very serious problem because it is a very big bird. This bird can even shoot down a plane. "
As junk birds feed on rubbish all day long, they become the infectious agents of the disease.
Seeing that government was helpless, he had to make a decision to kill the trash birds. And the killing period will last for a full year.
Australian netizens have mixed views on this "killing order".
Netizen: "these birds were killed because of the accumulation of dirty and disgusting garbage there."
Netizen: "Sydney also has the `garbage bird` flood problem, I have written to the local council, hope they can take this issue seriously. I hope I can get rid of these trash birds. "
Perhaps in the near future, Sydney`s government will also have to consider reducing its population to ensure people`s safety while flying because of the "junk bird" problem.
By then, Sydney`s streets and alleys may be hard to see the busyness of junk birds.
