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FW: [BIRDING-AUS] Port Botany container

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Subject: FW: [BIRDING-AUS] Port Botany container
From: "Phil Straw" <>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:27:53 +1100

Hi Terrill,

 

I am interested in any comments you have on the Port Botany EIS as a positive move to improve the situation for waders. Whether it is making sure that the increased area for waders is maximised and waders protected from disturbance or a solution to solving the continued decline in the number of waders due to increased disturbance and reduction in area of available habitat due to erosion, spread of mangroves etc. if the development does not go ahead.

 

Although Botany Council and others are vehemently against further development of Port Botany (for some very valid reasons) they have shown zero interest in doing anything to help waders. If the “fight to stop the development” does nothing for waders and results in further declines, I can’t see why the birding community should be moving in this direction. Bearing your comments in mind and having read the 10 volumes you must have some positive suggestions of what should be done for waders whether the port expansion goes ahead or not?

 

I am putting together a submission on behalf of the NSW Wader Study Group and will make a summary available to other bird groups through the BIGnet conservation officers if they wish to use it. I can assure you that the waders will be coming first based on a lot a research carried out on wader habitat management from many parts of the world.

 

Regards,

Phil Straw

Chairman, NSW Wader Studies Group

Vice Chairman Australasian Wader Studies Group

 


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-----Original Message-----
From: [ On Behalf Of TERRILL NORDSTROM
Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2004 10:34
To: birding-aus
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Port Botany container

For the last two weeks I have been reading the ten yes ten volume EIS for the Port Botany container development proposal. Some birding Aus readers would have us believe that this will be the best thing to happen to the waders of Botany Bay since ( I don't know,say the third runway) Filling in almost 70 hectares of Botany Bay, enclosing Penrhyn Estuary on three sides with railway lines a four lane road bridge and train bridge operating 24-7, but there will be environmental works to off set these works such as replanting sea grass, salt marsh and constructing wader habitat within a enclosed Estuary. I believe that the bird clubs should become involved with this fight and I would be happy to talk to anybody about this development. The fight to stop this development is just about to begin.

                                           Regards Terrill

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