Local guiding and a higher chance of a tick and they could probably charge
$500/head without anyone blinking.
On 12 August 2010 12:16, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
> I wrote a very similar suggestion to Richard Fuller: But seeing Peter
> has raised it, I'll copy it here. Here is part of what I wrote:
>
> I am amazed at so many people appearing to wish to go there at such
> short notice. It is great to think that all the applications received so
> far from birders are being considered together. I wonder whether the CLC
> could accept a donation or whatever to assist them and to help the bird
> watchers to have supervised access and assistance. I suspect any such
> amount would be trivial compared to the other costs of getting there.
>
> Just a suggestion......
>
> Philip Veerman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Peter Madvig
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 4:27 PM
> To: ; Richard Fuller
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] princess parrot permits - decision due 20th
> August
>
>
>
> Hi birders,
>
> Strikes me that this could be a wonderful opportunity for traditional
> owners, some of whom are excellent trackers, to guide birders to
> selected spots and gain some revenue and good will at the same time. A
> couple of switched on co-ordinators could achieve this scenario. Even at
> other times, just to see spectacular country....in preselected, to them
> acceptable places, away from their sacred places and homes. In Southern
> and Eastern Africa, wonderful guides take birders and other naturalists
> to visit "their patch" - and boy, they see and find things faster than
> most of us ever would.
>
> Wouldn't that be something positive.....or, is that "pie in the
> sky"...??? Peter Madvig PS. Must have hit send button before,
> prematurely...
>
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