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Letter-winged Kite in Danger of Extinction?

Subject: Letter-winged Kite in Danger of Extinction?
From: "calyptorhynchus ." <>
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 09:15:04 +0000
Thanks for highlighting this Greg.

Shocking that yet another Australian bird species is slipping towards
extinction, and nothing seems to be being done.

Nature conservation will not be fixed by "the market".

John Leonard

On 1 January 2016 at 19:35, Laurie Knight <> wrote:

> Hmmm, I guess it depends on which fence you sit on, but owls are
> definitely raptors in my book.  They are certainly birds of prey and use
> their talons in the same fashion as the Accipitridae and Falconidae ...
>
> Regards, Laurie
>
> On 1 Jan 2016, at 3:05 pm, Greg Roberts <>
> wrote:
>
> > I have put together some notes on the dire predicament evidently facing
> the
> > Letter-winged Kite. This iconic species may be at risk of extinction due
> to
> > increasing feral cat populations. It could be the case that dingoes are
> > part of the solution to securing the future of the world's sole nocturnal
> > raptor.
> >
> > Birdlife Australia has published a feature on the subject in its December
> > 2015 edition, though I've not yet seen the article. It is encouraging
> that
> > this problem is beginning to get the attention it deserves.
> >
> > More here:
> >
> >
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/letter-winged-kite-on-brink.html
> >
> >
>
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