The following list identifies all the game species, protected and endangered species and swan eggs found by duck rescuer/protesters during the 2011 duck-hunting season. They are only a small proportion of an unknowable total, collected from just six public wetlands ie McDonald Swamp, Hird Swamp, Lake Buloke, Lake Connewarre, Dowd Morass and The Marshes; and … Read more
Crikey writer Mark Argyle puts the case against duck hunting on environmental grounds. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/rooted/2011/06/16/ducking-the-main-issue-on-hunting/ My favourite quote: ‘The full environmental impact of this hunting season will be unknown for some time’. =============================== 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 … Read more
Hi Greg, I don’t think your problem is your sleeping bag. From what I remember from Physics.. sleeping on an air mattress in zero temperatures is the equivalent to sleeping on a block of ice. It has to do with getting rid of the air and the ability to heat your surrounds with body temperature. … Read more
Karratha in north western WA has some interesting coastal habitat for bird watching but tends to be overlooked as people travel across the top of WA. Some of the birds and where to find them can be found on my blog at http://topbirdsandeveryfing.typepad.com/top-birds-everyfing/ And what’s more the weather is pleasant at the moment and the … Read more
Hi I asked for details from anyone who visited Minnippi to see the WF Honeyeater as a matter of interest – and to prove to myself, I guess, that it was worth the effort to advertise the bird’s presence. So far I have rec’d a number of replies and collating those with other emails posted … Read more