The last time I visited Lamington NP (along the drive up to Binna Burra via Beechmont Rd) I saw three Black-breasted Button-quail feeding along the roadside. When I stopped, the birds moved off under a fence into some Lantana thickets (see http://tinyurl.com/lztbo4t). Here a large sign on the fence read ‘Danger – Military Range. Laser … Read more
Hi, If Annette could please get in touch or if anyone knows her email could you please let me know cheers Rob =============================== 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 ===============================
I have also had experience in the bombing range of north Bundjalung National Park. I have banded and flagged Pied Oystercatchers and Beach Stone-curlews there and they have thrived because of the limited number of vehicles driving on the beach. Unfortunately bushfires appear to have virtually wiped out the endangered population of the Coastal Emu … Read more
The practise bombing range at North Bundjalung NP here in the Northern Rivers is home to a wide range of threatened species, including Ground Parrot, Grass Owl, Coastal Emu, bucketloads of other birds, an amazing array of microbats, mammals galore, etc. The quality of the habitat is outstanding, again having never been cleared. I have … Read more
All these examples of the ecological value of military land make me wonder if all that is needed to save some species is for them to be left alone. I would have thought that land set aside for military use might end up neglected and full of weeds. Is that the case, or does it … Read more