Racing carnival poses an unexpected environmental threat

By Bob Brown
Updated October 18 2016 - 1:41pm, first published 1:38pm
Training on Warrnambool's Lady Bay Beach. Photo: Rob Gunstone
Training on Warrnambool's Lady Bay Beach. Photo: Rob Gunstone

As the world's best stayers thunder around the Flemington course during the spring racing carnival, spare a thought for a tiny bird that is punting on its ability to distract the predators which are driving it to extinction.

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