Good morning all
A couple of Kunwinjku rangers in western Arnhem Land have told me that Gamba
grass, a species imported from Africa for cattle pasture, is out of control in
that country.
This weed is out of control between Darwin and Katherine and Daly River,
including, I’m told by rangers, Litchfield Park, and now it seems Arnhem Land
and probably parts of Kakadu. It is present at many of the Gouldian Finch spots
I know.
Apart from having devastating environmental consequences this grass goes up
like a bomb when it burns. Take note of the photo below.
So please take care when birding in the Top End to stay away from bad
infestations of this weed.
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
043 8650 835
PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism Award, 2004.
With every introduction of a plant or animal that goes feral this continent
becomes a little less unique, a little less Australian.
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> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
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> PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
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> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
> Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism Award, 2004.
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> With every introduction of a plant or animal that goes feral this continent
> becomes a little less unique, a little less Australian.
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