It would be great if there was an Australian Wildlife Atlas, BA has the
only Aus. wide bird atlas but their first atlas stopped in it's tracks
leading to the proliferation of keen birders wanting to have their data
stored and used in a variety of formatted data bases. We live in
Australia and the wildlife does not know of these artificial state
boundaries.
Other govt. institutions have their own jealously guarded atlases and
not all of them well edited, which makes some EIS reports look a bit
silly with species reported that would only have been within a 100 miles
when Cook landed.
Cheers Chris
wrote:
David, in response to your suggestion about amateurs assisting in bird
conservation ...here's my response to get the ball rolling. The following
is a Victorian perspective on this issue.
The single biggest and most straightforward action birdos can undertake is
to always formally atlas their sightings. For anywhere in Australia you
can do this via the Birds Australia Atlas (BirdData). In Victoria it is
via the Atlas of Victorian Wildlife.
The Atlas of Victorian Wildlife (AVW) fauna database
The AVW plays an important role in the management of threatened species
and ecological communities in Victoria. It is fully supported by the
relevant state agency and all data is expertly reviewed and checked before
loading into the main data set.
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