phyl.dk har flere gange berettet om belgiske Dominique Verbelen Eurotwitchføljeton ang. de skibsassisterede Sneugler. Nedenstående beretning er seneste nyt angående disse, og den fortæller bl.a. at Canadierne ikke vil have deres fugle tilbage. Endvidere beretter DV, at Birdprotection Flanders, som en konsekvens af Harry Potter filmens store succes, modtager efterspørgsler fra børn der ønsker at få at vide, hvor de kan kan købe Sneugler!
Knud Flensted fra DOF meddeler, at en dame har henvendt sig til DOF vedrørende køb af Sneugle, men om det var p.g.a Harry Potter filmen vides ikke. Restriktive danske regler gør dog, at der næppe vil være Sneugler under de danske juletræer den 24.12.
DV's besked var følgende
Yesterday, yet another Snowy owl was reported in Sint-Andries, near Bruges (West-Flanders). The bird was seen on the roof of the sportcomplex 'De Volharding'. Attempts were made to capture the bird, but without any success. Meanwhile, Canadian authorities have refused entry to the seven revalidated Snowy owls which were due to be repatriated in the comin weeks. Instead, the birds will be released in Finland soon. Birdprotection Flanders recently received mails of young children asking information about where they could purchase Snowy owls. A sad off-spin of the Harry Potter story...
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