Hi – The recent Volume of “Northern Territory Naturalist” including several bird articles. If anyone wants to submit a paper or note on the birds of NT (arid region /Alice Springs to Top End) see the website, and information below the Table of Contents. thanks, Colin WEB: https://sites.google.com/site/ntfieldnaturalists/journal Northern Territory Naturalist no. 24, February 2013 … Read more
It’s the beginning of another season of recreational duck shooting in Victoria – the first presided over by a veterinarian. Shooters are expected on hundreds of Victorian wetlands, with thousands of birds killed. As in past years, many will be non-game or protected species such as swamphens, coots, spoonbills, swans and even raptors. Please spend … Read more
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-14/proposed-park-hunting-zone-straddles-highway/4572268
Anyone planning to use Barrier Aviation for birding trips to the Gulf, Cape York and Torres Strait, may have to re-think their plans. CASA has withdrawn Barriers operating certificate and, in effect, permanently grounded them. See http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-14/safety-probe-permanently-grounds-barrier-aviation/4572114 Carl Clifford =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more