Further to Frank’s email, a few years ago a small population of Eastern Ground Parrots were rediscovered at Limeburners Creek NR, NSW North Coast. A key feature of the nature reserve is that there is a dingo population present. I’m sure that the dingo population assists in managing the feral cat / fox population, to … Read more
>> Hi All, >> >> As some are aware but others may not be John Weigel is doing an American big year in true Weigel fashion. He has not been home since late December and won’t be until January 17. You can follow his blog here although at present it’s simply a running list as … Read more
The experience in Western Australia seems to indicate that feral cats are the biggest threat to Western Ground Parrots. Possibly the same for the small to mid size mammals. WA has an extensive Western Shield baiting program (1080) in many reserves. This keeps fox numbers well down. But this seems to have led to a … Read more
Some farmers won’t even be convinced that chopping down more trees could be a bad thing, for them scientific arguments have no impact on preconceived prejudices and notions. Others are just as passionate about the environment as we are. Mike From: Tony Ashton [ > Hi all, > > I have been following this fox … Read more
I’ve put together some more notes on the recent revelations about the Brighton Downs night parrots, including reports of several birds seen in the 2000s. These notes address some issues raised by others on this forum. More here: sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/more-night-parrot-notes.html Greg Roberts sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org