Aaah,
So it was the bloody Dingos!
Sent from my iPhone
> On 14 May 2017, at 12:12 pm, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
>
> No worries Michael
>
> You are lucky the sandgropers weren’t jumping on you for being parochial.
>
> Actually you are talking about the wrong boundary. You should really be
> referring to the inside of the Dingo fence, which has a better correlation
> with the bustard distribution map than the state boudaries.
>
> The question for the folks in the west is how are the bustards doing inside
> of the “rabbit proof fence”?
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
>> On 14 May 2017, at 9:45 am, Michael Hunter <> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Laurie,
>> To be pedantic, Southern States are those South of the Qld/ NT
>> border in this context, NSW and Victoria in particular, but any contemporary
>> Australia Bustard sightings in SA, or in WA South of Meekatharra would be
>> interesting.
>>
>> They were plenty around Broome, in the NT and Qld 25 years
>> plus ago when we lived or travelled there, but like Roseate Terns, (almost
>> wiped out in Aus waters by egg collecting in the name of traditional food) ,
>> Bustards then were under hunting pressure there. Best seen today around
>> Mareeba as noted in another post.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 10:53:57 +1000
>>> From: Laurie Knight <>
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>>> South of which border Michael? NT, Qld, or NSW?
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>>>> On 12 May 2017, at 7:43 am, Michael Hunter <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All.
>>>> Bustards were once widespread including the Southern States, and are a
>>>> Protected Species.
>>>> Exceptions include shooting in Self Defence, and the Indigenous hunting
>>>> for traditional food.
>>>> Hand(s) up if you have seen an unstuffed Bustard south of the border.
>>>> Sad
>>>>
>>>> Michael
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