Hi Martin
Thanks very much for raising this again.
Both subspecies are vulnerable (EPBC and IUCN), or possibly worse, given the
time since they were classified. Another bird in the same genus, the Squatter
Pigeon, is also vulnerable. That’s two out of three species in the genus
Geophaps.
To all you who have signed the petition, thank you very much. I have passed
your supportive comments to Joy White, a traditional owner of the nearby
Aboriginal settlement of Belyuen. This development caught them blind-sided.
It seems that because Darwin is in a boom and accommodation is at a premium,
that anything goes. There appears to be very little environmental protection
in reality.
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
PhD candidate
Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia
On 7 May 2014, at 6:18 am, martin cachard <> wrote:
> hi all...
>
> before all of this worthwhile discussion about the dreaded cat situation (&
> their silly owners lobbying for them!!), I put up a comment asking about the
> current status of both eastern & western races of Partridge Pigeon - does
> anyone have any comments about that...??
> cheers for now,
>
> martin cachard,
> cairns
> 0428 782 808
>
>
>
>> From:
>> Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 19:48:47 +1000
>> To:
>> CC: ;
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat
>>
>> They sure are. You just have to clear your cookies and away you go again.
>> Works well for newspaper sites that only allow you to access articles on
>> their sites a certain number of times a month, unless you are a subscriber.
>>
>> Carl Clifford
>>
>>> On 6 May 2014, at 17:56, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>>>
>>> The problem with all these sites is they are so easy to manipulate that few
>>> people take any notice of them.
>>> On 6 May 2014 09:32, "Alan Gillanders" <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I noticed with some dismay that there is a petition on the site wanting
>>>> the withdrawal of a 24 hour cat curfew in the Yarra Ranges. It has over
>>>> 2.5K signatures and lots of emotive supportive comments, talking about
>>>> environmental enrichment for the cats and should we then cage all the birds
>>>> of prey too.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>> Alan's Wildlife Tours
>>>> 2 Mather Road
>>>> Yungaburra 4884
>>>>
>>>> Phone 07 4095 3784
>>>> Mobile 0408 953 786
>>>> http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Denise Goodfellow
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 9:45 PM
>>>> To: <>
>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat
>>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've started a petition on behalf of the fast disappearing eastern
>>>> subspecies of the Partridge Pigeon.
>>>>
>>>> Would member please sign it and pass it on? Here's the link:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.change.org/petitions/northern-territory-
>>>> government-conduct-eis-on-partridge-pigeon-in-the-
>>>> vicinity-of-berry-springs-darwin-river
>>>>
>>>> Here's why it's important:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Partridge Pigeon is one of those birds that birdwatchers travel to the Top
>>>> End to see. This red-faced cutie used to be found across the Top End, but
>>>> is now restricted to a very few areas; it has declined by 30% in monitored
>>>> sites within Kakadu National Park. A major cause appears to be exotic
>>>> grasses that result in intense fires that cause habitat destruction. No
>>>> studies have been carried out on this bird since the early 2000s. Then
>>>> its IUCN status was 'vulnerable’.
>>>>
>>>> Darwin River, Northern Territory, appears to have a healthy population of
>>>> Partridge Pigeon, possibly because most landholders control weeds and fire.
>>>> But a 600-110 man "workers' village/caravan park" is proposed for Darwin
>>>> River, carrying a largely enhanced risk of more habitat destruction. This
>>>> bird's very existence may now be endangered. An EIS and further biological
>>>> survey is needed urgently to establish this bird's status.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can sign my petition by clicking here.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
>>>> PO Box 71
>>>> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
>>>>
>>>> PhD candidate
>>>> Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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