Hi Tony & Jon,
Aren't there something like 80 million poms as opposed to 18 million or so
ozzies, who are also spread out over an area 10s of times larger than the
UK? The point I'm trying to make was (and I copy & paste this from my
previous message) "with birding being a more commonly accepted and pursued
activity, the birds can only benefit. More public awareness, more money
raised, more people doing bird counts of various kinds, even more interest
from pollies (?!?) all leading to more & better research and conservation
efforts".
I'm not talking about 100s of people turning up at a Short-billed Dowitcher
or whatever - looks like the time & money involved to do so is a hurdle for
many, as opposed to Europe where distances are small and public transport
networks dense.
Cheers
Peter Waanders
website: www.riverland.net.au/~peterw
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