Threatened waterfowl website

["Martin O'Brien"<>]

                              For information

The IUCN and Wetlands International have an interesting threatened
waterfowl (of the world) website that may be of interest to the list.  It
can be accessed at the following address:

        http://www.greenchannel.com/wwt/research/publications/twsg/

The Recherche Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea),
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) and (strangely?) Black Duck (Anas
superciliosa) are all on the groups list of threatened waterfowl for
Australia.

Martin O'Brien
Executive Scientific Officer
Scientific Advisory Committee
Threatened Species Program
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
4/250 Victoria Pde.,
East Melbourne,  3002
Victoria, AUSTRALIA

tel: +61 3 9412 4567
fax: +61 3 9412 4586
e-mail: 
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