Content preview: G?day Martin Are you suggesting that Aborigines haven?t been
lighting fires at Kakadu for thousands of years or that traditional fires
are hot burns? You might like to read the article. The point of the article
is that "Martu-set fires average about 10 acres -- a small fraction of the
size of fires ignited by lightning ... that patchy vegetation created by
intentional fires reduce the likelihood of devastating, large blazes.? [...]
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G=92day Martin
Are you suggesting that Aborigines haven=92t been lighting fires at Kakadu =
for thousands of years or that traditional fires are hot burns? You might =
like to read the article.
The point of the article is that "Martu-set fires average about 10 acres --=
a small fraction of the size of fires ignited by lightning ... that patchy=
vegetation created by intentional fires reduce the likelihood of devastati=
ng, large blazes.=94 =
Furthermore, given ecological succession dynamics, it is possible that patc=
hwork burning prevents grasslands from being taken over by woody species (a=
s the case in Golden Shouldered Parrot territory).
Perhaps the real question is whether the rangers at Kakadu are using tradit=
ional Aboriginal burning patterns? I visited Gunlom in 2010 after it had b=
een burnt. =
Regards, Laurie.
On 12 Aug 2014, at 10:19 pm, martin cachard <> wrote:
> i'm very sorry Laurie, but i'm with Kev, Frank & others on this one...I h=
aven't read the article but I've seen enough hot burns in my time to spot a=
traditional one from another...
> =
> may I ask you, when was the last time u visited Kakadu - it's a disgrace =
what's been allowed to happen there, to say the very least!!
> =
> cheers,
> martin cachard,
> cairns
> =
> =
> =
> > From:
> > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:17:29 +1000
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] A study of the conservation benefits of indi=
genous Australian land management practices
> > =
> > Kev,
> > =
> > If indigenous burning practices was detrimental to spinifex dependent s=
pecies such as grasswrens, those species would have gone extinct thousands =
of years ago.
> > =
> > Comparing indigenous burning with broad scale burning is like comparing=
traditional slash and burn agriculture in PNG with clear felling.
> > =
> > Regards, Laurie.
> > =
> > On 12 Aug 2014, at 4:11 pm, Kev Lobotomi <> wrot=
e:
> > =
> > > Hi all
> > > I find this so-called conservation method of burning off spinifex as =
complete & total rubbish & possibly the biggest threat Australian birds fac=
e at the moment. Just because kangaroo numbers increase as a result of burn=
ing practices, doesn't mean it's good for everything else. Certainly it say=
s that Aborigines benefit because they can pick of the sand goannas for foo=
d. This burning off practice is a form of farming & yes it benefits the abo=
rigines, because it allows them to hunt more effectively. And, yes there ar=
e some habitats that benefit from burning. But spinifex, no! There are many=
grasswrens that are now under threat because of this practice: including W=
hite-throated & Carpentarian & potentially others. Also burning of the mall=
ee is a threat to Black-eared Miners & also Red-lored Whistlers. It's poten=
tially one of the reasons why Night Parrots are so rare. I've no doubt that=
many other small animals are affected by this practice. There should be a =
campaign to stop it before we loose some our birds & other animals.-Kevin B=
artram
> > > =
> > > > From:
> > > > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 17:26:13 +1000
> > > > To:
> > > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] A study of the conservation benefits of indi=
genous Australian land management practices
> > > > =
> > > > see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804065708.htm
> > > > =
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