Hi Alan,
I was camped at the old camping ground, a couple of hundred metres from
Uluru (Ayers Rock), from late August to early September 1979 (birds observed
submitted to the first atlas) and was amazed that not only did dingoes come
past the tents every day, but that campers also fed them! That was about a
year before the Chamberlain incident. I consequently did not fear the
seemingly semi-tame dingoes as I roamed the area during the day and
spot-lighted around Uluru during the night. I had hoped to see pythons
around the rocks at night, but had to make do with Brush-tailed Possums in
the canopies of the trees at the base of Uluru. Sadly, the possums are now
thought to be extinct in the area!
Also had Derek Roff drive me to a site at which he had found the Pied
Honeyeater nesting; he was proud to say that he was saving the site up for
the legendary Roy Wheeler's upcoming visit to Uluru.
Cheers,
Charlie
Charles Silveira
Melbourne
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Gillanders
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 8:34 AM
To: Denise Goodfellow ; Peter Shute
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: crocodile attack at Adelaide River
Greetings,
Derek Roff, or a name like that, was the head ranger at Uluru at the time of
the Chamberlin death and had been trying to stop feeding of dingoes by motel
operators & tourists.
Regards,
Alan
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