In the Government notices section of todays Sydney Morning Herald, there is a notice from the Game Council. The notice is for a proposal that some 190 State Forests be “declared available for hunting to assist in the management and control of game animals”. The proposal can be seen at the Game Council’s web site … Read more
I would hope so too. The report raises many questions: – How many shooters were involved? 2000 birds is a lot, suggesting that quite a few people were shooting there. – Why were the birds left? There were legal game birds left too, so did these people go there with no intention of retrieving anything … Read more
For the interest of list members: Stephanie Corsetti, an ABC journalist now based in Mildura, attended the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group’s reporting back weekend in Ouyen last Saturday, and interviewed our President Peter Stokie and ecologist Dr Joe Benshemesh. Joe took the opportunity to make a point about the potential impact of the Victorian government … Read more
Chances are some of them weren’t even flying. Perhaps I always try to see the good in people hoping that some shooters would be appalled at the waste. Maybe I am just naive… Ed Williams On 27/03/2013, at 2:14 PM, “Sonja Ross” wrote: > Hi Ed, > > I don’t think shooters would consider it … Read more
Hi all 25-30 Fork-tailed Swift seen in the midst of a rain front at Maitland, Yorke Penninsula. 11am Wednesday 27 March 2013. 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 ===============================