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Refugee echidna , revived with mouth to mouth, resting after dangerous swim from Australian mainland to Magnetic Island . Photograph by echidna lover, Vallis
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Hundreds of
echidnas are fleeing
Castle Hill to escape the
Coalition’s election promise to provide
$650,000 to
light up the
road for pesky
fitness fiends who trudge up and
down the prominent
landmark in droves .
(See earlier post BISHOP’S LIGHT
ON THE HILL
THREATENS LOVE LIFE ). The
cuddly nocturnal creatures are
frightened by bright lights and decided
to flee
after hearing the shock
news . Opposition Leader Tony Abbott
ran up the hill
recently with a
puffing media pack
and looked like a piece
of road
kill when he
posed for the cameras
at the summit
Startled Townsville residents
have reported large numbers
of echidna’s rolling
down Castle Hill to
The Strand and then swimming off
in the direction
of Magnetic and Palm Islands. These spikey
animals
have upset
nesting curlews on
the islands and punctured the tyres
of many globe trotting cyclists. Backpackers intending to attend
the next full moon party on Magnetic Island have
been warned not to collapse on the beach
during the event as they
could impale themselves on a
refugee echidna and be
tattooed in the
process, much to horror of
their mothers.
