Hello everyone,
There is a new discussion group starting up, which I encourage wader
enthusiasts to join. Birding-aus is not a suitable forum for this
group, because it aims to bring in people from all along the flyway.
It would be impractical for people in China or Japan to have to sift
through reams of parochial Australian stuff unrelated to waders. I
have been pushing for this network as a means of creating a greater
sense of family among volunteers within the East Asian-Australasian
Flyway, and as you will see when you read below, that's only one
layer of the network. This network will succeed only by the
enthusiastic participation of those with similar interests. Hopefully
the network will create a faster flow of information to those on the
ground.
Cheers,
Jill
Asia Pacific Migratory Shorebirds Listserver
An email listserver have been established for shorebirds in the Asia
Pacific region. The aim is to provide a forum for non-government
organisations, government organisations and individuals with an interest
in the conservation of migratory waterbirds in Asia Pacific. The
discussion group is supported by Environment Australia as part of the
initiatives for the conservation of migratory waterbirds in Asia
Pacific.
In establishing the listserver it has been recognised that there are
several global email forums. The Asia Pacific Migratory Shorebird
Listserver differs from these global forums (eg. WadersL and Ramsar
Forum) in that it seeks to maintain a regional focus on migratory
shorebirds.
The listserver will enable people to share information on shorebird
migration, resightings of colour marked shorebirds, site conservation
issues, the East Asian-Australasian Shorebird Site Network and support
implementation of shorebird conservation activities.
To subscribe send an email to <>, the subject line
should be left blank and text of the message should be: subscribe
migwaterbirds
If you require further information please contact Doug Watkins,
Shorebird Flyway Officer, Wetlands International - Oceania
<>.
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Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Qld
26º 51' 152º 56'
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