Warren Thompson and I travelled to Kyogle on Tuesday to see if the Cotton Pygmy-geese were still at Lake Harrison at Kyogle. A full report with photos can be viewed at my blog at http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ . Apart from finding the geese we recorded a total of 104 bird species including Wandering Whistling-Ducks, Glossy Ibis at … Read more
Went for an anniversary lunch at Stanley Pub near Beechworth and arrived early so headed up into the nearby Stanley SF (just before midday). While wandering around 6 Needletails flew over heading north west (I think) – there may have been more as they were single birds and I may have missed the first ones … Read more
You may be correct Peter that “National” has such historical validity and I am in no position to disagree. I guess I was less interested in interfering with the title and more concerned for community understanding and awareness when individual State Governments are tempted to interfere with “their” State owned and managed “National Parks” when … Read more
In the nomenclature of the IUCN, if I recall correctly, Australia’s national parks are covered by the phrase where they are set up by the highest government authority. In this instance, the States, as the highest appropriate authority – the federal government not owning the land – are responsible for establishing and managing national parks. … Read more
It seems to me that one of our issues in Australia is the title. We delude ourselves (or the general public) that “National” Parks are part of some form of well managed National estate when largely they are at the whim of the State Government of the day in terms of budgets, access etc. – … Read more