David McDonald wrote:
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> Attention Will Steele and Co., Birds Australia
>
> Lawrie Conole's fine description of the GPS unit he is using suggests
> to me that all registered BOP Watchers should be issued with a GPS
> unit by Birds Australia. Then we would always be accurate as to
> just which BOP Watch zone we are in.
>
> What do you recon, Will?
>
> David
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David,
You may be interested to know that Birds Australia is working hard to find
funds to
initiate a second Australian Bird Atlas Project. This is taking a fair bit of
time to do
because the cost of running such a project over 7 years (including the writing
and
analysis) is about $1.3 million.
Included in the budget is the cost of buying GPS units so that observers can
record
accurate co-ordinates, particularly in remote areas. I don't really think it is
as
essential to use GPS units for projects such as BOP Watch because observers
only need to
record raptors in well-defined biogeographic zones. However, I will pass on
your idea to
Will when I see him on Monday.
Dr Stephen Ambrose
Research and Conservation Manager
Birds Australia (formerly Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union)
Email: S.Ambrose <> (at work)
<> (at home)
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