“Critically endangered Wedgetailed Eagles v Drone Taxis”

“Drone Taxis vs Australia’s Largest Eagle”

High above the ancient rainforests of Springbrook lives one of Australia’s most powerful predators…

The wedge-tail eagle.

“Wingspan: Nearly 10 Feet”

The wedge-tail eagle is one of the largest eagles on Earth.
Its wingspan can reach nearly ten feet across.

Its claws are enormous.
Powerful enough to kill prey.
Powerful enough to tear into flesh.

These birds are apex predators.
They hunt mammals.
They defend their territory aggressively.

And there’s one thing wedge-tail eagles are famous for attacking…

Drones.

“Wedge-tail eagles frequently attack drones.”

To a wedge-tail eagle…
a drone looks like an invading predator.

Now imagine replacing drones…
with drone taxis carrying PEOPLE.

This is not science fiction.
This is a disaster waiting to happen.

Near Eagle Heights and Mount State there are wedge-tail eagle nesting areas.

And now…
mass tourism developments and drone taxi proposals threaten their habitat.

Drone taxis buzzing constantly over rainforest.
Eagles distressed.
Nestlings abandoned.

The noise…
the aircraft…
the human activity…
could drive these magnificent birds away from their nesting grounds forever.

And if a wedge-tail eagle brings down a drone taxi from the sky…
what happens to the people inside?

“520,000 tourists every year?”

Crowded roads.
Packed lookouts.
Rainforest overwhelmed.

The council says the answer to over-tourism is more infrastructure…
more traffic…
more technology…

But this mountain wilderness was never designed for 520,000 tourists a year.

This is a World Heritage wilderness.
Not a futuristic theme park.

If we destroy the wildlife…
we destroy the reason people come here at all.

“Protect Springbrook”
“Protect the wedge-tail eagle”
“Visit SaveSpringbrook.org”
“Sign the letter before it’s too late.”

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