Graylag Goose – status in Victoria amongst other “tickable ferals”
By Birding-Aus, on November 19th, 2013
Another good reason for reporting these ferals is to help track and control their spread. Species such as Indian Ringneck and House Crow are federally listed as highly invasive and subject to control measures. Others may be subject to State control measures. Reporting these species on Eremaea and Birding-Aus can aid in their detection and eradication before they gain hold. How many more invasive species do we need? Euan Moore =============================== 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 ===============================
Good afternoon, Having recovered from a successful Victorian Twitchathon event, I would like to add some final comments regarding the Greylag Goose et al. Thank you to David James and others for your extensive, informative and distinctly personal responses … it is quite remarkable when one examines the range of responses over the past week, which has only solidified my intitial query in being (as I somewhat suspected) a complex one. Of course I was hoping in some small way that I would be able to get a definitive response pointing toward whether it was acceptable to list certain species on my personal Australian list – alas, not, and it appears as if the situation will remain a personal (and somewhat ethical) decision until, as David James suggested in his e-mail, a process is put into place whereby BARC or similar authority takes “ownership” of awarding species status to feral populations. All the best, Paul =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
On 19/11/2013 10:34 AM, Euan Moore wrote: Very well said. Feral Geese are very fierce – they dominate a dam or pool and let no other water-bird land on it. They should NOT be encouraged. Anthea Fleming =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================