From today’s Age: by NICKY PHILLIPS THE rats never stood a chance. It took a pair of feral cats just four days to gobble an entire population of native pale field rats in a conservation enclosure on the edge of Arnhem Land. Scientists and ecologists have long suspected feral cats were partly to blame for … Read more
G’day all Several great suggestions have been made (many thanks to Sonja, John and Jeremy). Fingers crossed I could add a Powerful Owl as well. Cheers Steve =============================== 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 ===============================
> > > > Hi Steve, > > Try Wilson Reserve in Ivanhoe. Go in to the car park near the sports fields and you’ll probably hear them there as soon as you open the car door. See yesterday’s Birdline too. > > Good luck, > > Sonja > > =============================== To unsubscribe from this … Read more
G’day all I’m chasing a year tick. Can anyone point me to a Bell Miner colony near Heidelberg Heights? My regulars between Diamond Creek and Kinglake seem to have decamped in recent years. Cheers Steve Sent from my iPod =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more
From The Age, 28/12/12. Would amateur hunters persist if they only shot one rabbit each for several months? Battle of the bunny nears an end By ANDREW DARBY HOBART FOR more thana year hunters have scoured windy hills and tussock flats through sub-Antarctic cold, and still there is no sign. A wildlife paradise, Macquarie Island … Read more