Dear All, I am considering volunteering for one of the Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescuing and Raising Research Centre, which runs projects on Giant Panda, Golden Monkey, Crested Ibis and Golden Takin. Has anyone on the list volunteered or know of anyone who has volunteered ? If so, I would be interested in hearing their … Read more
I am amused by the suggestion, in one sentence no less: “not mentioning desexing of all cats and having a license to breed”. I wonder, on basic biology grounds, how those two processes fit together…………. I hope I don’t need to explain. Yes cats are a problem and I too would prefer we did not … Read more
Dear all, I’m working on a piece on Australian ‘celebrity’ birders for Crikey.com. There are a few that come to mind but would love to hear any further suggestions – could be in the world of politics, theatre, music, film etc etc Please respond either on-line at Birding-Aus or at NT Birds – for the … Read more
By John Platt Nov 11, 2010 02:45 PM 0 The orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster), one of the world’s most critically endangered birds, could lose its bid at survival as a virus threatens its vitally important captive breeding program. The unidentified stomach virus that has struck the program causes the birds to lose their feathers and … Read more
Move over DDT. See http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/none-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-a-world-without-birds-2134031.html =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================