From: Martin on 13/03/2001 12:05 PM
To:
cc:
Subject: Bustard decline in Victoria (Aust.)
Some south-east Australian information on Bustard decline for the list.
A check of the Atlas of Victorian Wildlife data for the species shows the
following:
- There are 128 records of the species for Victoria
- pre1900 it was found in eastern and southern Victoria
- between 1900 to 1969 its range contracted to the west of the state
- 1970 to 1989, range further contracts to the far north-west
- 1990 onwards, now only recorded from the Big Desert and sporadic records
elsewhere in north-west.
This shows the well documented (?) decline of Bustards in Victoria. The species
was listed as a threatened taxon under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act in
1991.
Martin O'Brien
Executive Scientific Officer - Scientific Advisory Committee
Parks Flora and Fauna Division
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
4/250 Victoria Pde.,
East Melbourne 3002
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 9412 4567
Fax: 9412 4586
(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
email:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Visit the Biodiversity Section of the
Department of Natural Resources and Environment at: http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/
Birding-Aus is on the Web at
www.shc.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/birding/index.html
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message
"unsubscribe birding-aus" (no quotes, no Subject line)
to
|
