I’m afraid it’s the thin edge of the wedge. As far as being responsible goes, do responsible people shoot onto a paddock from a roadway not knowing what lies beyond their spotlight beam?
I’ve had that happen way too often in the past before the gun controls were introduced.
This really needs to be fought strongly! The list of National parks is disturbingly long, the Warrumbungles for instance has a high number of visitors, next thing you know they’ll be closing parks to allow shooters to have their bit of fun.
Chris Ross
Errgghhh…. How can it be allowed in some of those parks? Maquarie Marshes?!?!!?! In Round Hill and Goonoo, they’d end up shooting more Malleefowl than feral animals…… (the irresponsible hunters that is, I’m sure a few would do the right thing). Is birdlife mounting a campaign by any chance? Or any of the other conservation organisations?
Also, sorry for the formatting of my last email, when I send to the mailing list it seems to keep deleting all my paragraphs making the whole message a jumble of words…
Joshua Bergmark
>/ Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 20:21:15 +1000/ >/ From:jimsmart@iinet.net.au / >/ To:birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au / >/ Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Hunting to be allowed in NSW National Parks/ >/ / >/ Hello Joshua and Birding Aus people,/ >/ / >/ The list of National Parks and Nature Reserves in which the NSW Government/ >/ proposes to allow/ >/ the shooters to practice their blood sports is below. It includes a lot of/ >/ important birding areas./ >/ We must protest strong;y against this outrage./ >/ / >/ / >/ > *National Parks***/ >/ >/ >/ > /Central NSW// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Abercrombie River National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Turon National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Coolah Tops National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Warrumbungle National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Goulburn River National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > /New England Tablelands// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Bald Rock National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Nowendoc National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Basket Swamp National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Piliga East National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Boonoo National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Piliga West National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Gibraltar Range National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Oxley Wild Rivers National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > /South Coast and Highlands// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Benambra National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Tallaganda National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Brindabella National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Woomargama National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Kosciuszko National Park (excluding ski fields)/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Morton National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Wadbilliga National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > South East Forests National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > /Outback NSW// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Goonoo National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Paroo-Darling National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Gundabooka National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Yanga National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Mallee Cliffs National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Murray Valley National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > /Northern Rivers// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Yabbra National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Nightcap National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Richmond Range National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > /Hunter/Mid North Coast// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Dorrigo National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Watagans National Park/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Myall Lakes National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Barrington Tops National Park/ >/ >/ >/ > *Nature Reserves*/ >/ >/ >/ > /Central NSW// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Pilliga Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > /New England Tablelands// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Gibraltar Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > /Outback NSW// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Big Bush Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Lake Urana Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Boginderra Hills Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Langtree Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Buddigower Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Ledknapper Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Cocopara Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Loughnan Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Coolbadggie Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Narrandera Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Goonawarra Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Nearie Lake Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Gubbata Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Nocoleche Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Ingalba Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Nombinnie Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Jerilderie Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Piliga Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Kajuligah Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Pucawan Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Kemendok Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Pulletop Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Round Hill Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Quanda Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Tarawi Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Yanga Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > The Charcoal Tank Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Yathong Nature Reserve/ >/ >/ >/ > **/ >/ >/ >/ > *State Conservation Areas*/ >/ >/ >/ > /Central NSW// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Mullion Range SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Mount Canobolas SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > /Hunter/ Mid North Coast// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Barrington Tops SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > /New England Tablelands// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Butterleaf SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Torrington SCA/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Cataract SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Watsons Creek SCA/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Mount Hyland SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Werrikimbe SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > /Outback NSW// >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Goonoon SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Paroo-Darling SCA/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Gundabooka SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Yanga SCA/ >/ >/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ > Nombinnie SCA/ >/ >/ >/ > / >/ >/ >/ / >/ Cheers,/ >/ / >/ Jim Smart/ >/ East Maitland NSW/ >/ / >/ / >/ / >/ / >/ Does anyone know if there’s a list of the specific NPs where this is being/ >/ allowed? We’ll have to/ >/ make sure not to look like feral animals in our off-the-beaten-track/ >/ wanderings….. Joshua Bergmark/ >/ > Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 16:52:23 +1000/ >/ >> From:wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com / >/ >> To:birding-aus@vicnet.net.au / >/ >> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Hunting to be allowed in NSW National Parks/ >/ >>/ >/ >> In my opinion, not being a shooter, as long as the shooting has strict/ >/ >> guidelines and severe penalties for breaches, I think that it is a very/ >/ >> good idea. National Parks staff, of which I have been one, are run off/ >/ >> their feet generally with the other day-to-dy work that the control of/ >/ >> ferals is often down on the list of priorities. I and no doubt “we”, have/ >/ >> all seen the damage caused by feral pigs, deer, foxes, rabbits, dogs and/ >/ >> cats in Parks and wondered as to what is being done about it…./ >/ >> But the guidelines must make it very *clear* that it is just not open/ >/ >> season on all wildlife./ >/ >> On 30 May 2012 16:30, Alan Gillanders>wrote:/ >/ >>/ >/ >>> I would not be too outraged if there was a mandatory gaol term for those/ >/ >>> transporting live feral pigs or any of the animals listed. Forfeiture of/ >/ >>> their vehicles, licences and weapons should be automatic. Hunters shift/ >/ >>> feral pigs into areas cleaned out to maintain their sport./ >/ >>>/ >/ >>> Alan/ >/ >>>/ >/ >>>/ >/ >>>/ >/ >>> ——————————**——————–/ >/ >>> From: “Carl Clifford”>/ >/ >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:25 PM/ >/ >>> To: “Birding-Aus Aus”>/ >/ >>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Hunting to be allowed in NSW National Parks/ >/ >>>/ >/ >>> Dear All,/ >/ >>>> In a deal with the Shooters and Fishers party, the NSW Government has/ >/ >>>> announced that hunting will be allowed to hunt in 79 National Parks./ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/**premiers-park-hunting-**/ >/ >>>> backdown-the-price-of-power-**sale-20120530-1ziik.html/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> Cheers,/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> Carl Clifford/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> Sent from my iPad/ >/ >>>> ==============================**=/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> 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/ >/ >>>> ==============================**=/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> —–/ >/ >>>> No virus found in this message./ >/ >>>> Checked by AVG -www.avg.com/ >/ >>>> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5032 – Release Date: 05/29/12/ >/ >>>>/ >/ >>>> ==============================**=/ >/ >>> 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/ >/ >>> ==============================**=/ >/ >>>/ >/ >>/ >/ >>/ >/ >> — / >/ >> *Yours in all things* “*GREEN”*/ >/ >> **/ >/ >> *John Harris*/ >/ >> *Croydon, Vic*/ >/ >> */ >/ >> Proprietor – Wildlife Experiences/ >/ >> Ecologist/Zoologist*/ >/ >> *Nature Photographer*/ >/ >> *Wildlife Guide*/ >/ >> *wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com* / >/ >> *0409090955*/ >/ >> **/ >/ >> *President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria*/ >/ >> *(www.fncv.org.au)*/ >/ >> ===============================/ >/ >>/ >/ >> 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/ >/ >> ===============================/ >/ > / >/ > ===============================/ >/ >/ >/ > 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/ >/ > ===============================/ >/ >/ >/ ===============================/ >/ / >/ 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/ >/ ===============================/
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