In a defensive stance against a dog on Magnetic Island, Queensland, this Curlew is luckier than several of its kind seen dead on roads in Darwin , NT, this week . Roadkill is a problem on the island . A large number of Kite Hawks have also died in Darwin of late, the cause not absolutely clear . Cane toads have been responsible for the demise of many Territory lizards and other animals . Good news is that the recent annual count of Torres Strait Pigeons in North Queensland was high , around 20,000. After recent cyclones, the count had dropped to about 2500 . The pigeons are evident in Darwin suburbs now.
