Hello again
Thank you for your reply Terry. The logic of listing artesian bore capping
as a threat to birds is simply this. While natural swamps and wetlands
were drained and reclaimed for agriculture, almost simultaneously the
development of flowing artesian bores provided an alternative refuge for
many birds. Although undoubtedly artesian bore drains and swamps are
artificial, they now play a most important role in providing outback drought
refuge sites for many waterbirds that have lost their natural habitat
through other development.
And thank you for your comments also Michael. Have you considered joining
the communist party? They probably need someone with a bit of fire in the
belly to counter that (redhead). It may be a little too complex for some to
understand, but if you destroy all the drought refuge sites, then many
waterbirds will have nowhere else to go during a drought. Therefore the way
we see it, the capping of outback flowing bores is a potentially destructive
process to birds.
And hello to you also Scott. Excuse my ignorance but what is "Yellow
Journalism"? Let me have a guess! Is it a system of journalism where the
author is shot when they write something that the authority does not agree
with?
Bye for now
Marilyn
From: "Terry Pacey" <>
Reply-To: "Terry Pacey" <>
To: "Marilyn Davis" <>, "Birding-Aus"
<>
Subject: Re:[BIRDING-AUS] Bird Threats List
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:34:04 +1000
I fail to see how the capping of bores and the subsequent drying of bore
drains can be listed as a threat to birds.
Surely these drains having been provided by humans (the dreaded graziers)
and the drying up of these drains is merely returning the status quo that
existed before white settlement. A similar "threat" would be the
re-forestation of cleared land which has encouraged the spread of many seed
eaters.
Terry Pacey
now residing at:
Gold Coast
South-east Queensland.
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