Jennifer Brown ● <strong>Emerald</strong> <strong>Dove</strong> Chalcophaps indica ● <strong>Husbandry</strong> manual 12 Acknowledgments I w ould l ike to t hank all the f ollowing p eers, m entors an d g uides f or t heir i nformation, conversations, inspiration and motivation that helped me complete the above manual. All t he k eepers at Symbio Zoo , Hel ensburg, N SW, Australia. Especially b ird k eepers Cameron Candy and Josh Snows ‘Snowy’ Jacki S alked, TAFE Teacher C ertificate I II C aptive Animals, TAFE NSW Ri chmond Campus, Sydney, NSW, Australia Brad Walker, TAFE Teacher Certificate III Captive Animals, TAFE NSW Richmond Campus, Sydney, NSW, Australia Graeme P hipps, T AFE T eacher C ertificate I II C aptive Animals, TAFE N SW Richmond Campus, Sydney, NSW, Australia 57
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