From: Martin on 01/07/2002 03:42 PM
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Subject: New bird recommendations (Vic. Aust.)
For information of the list.
The Victorian Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) has made a number of
Preliminary Recommendations to the Minister for Environment & Conservation that
the following avifauna be recommended for listing as threatened taxa under the
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.
These and other recommendations were advertised for public comment in the media
(Age & Weekly Times) just before Christmas 2001.
Closing date for public comment either supporting or rejecting the
recommendations is 30 January 2002.
Each item has a short Recommendation Report describing how the taxon meets the
criteria under the Act. These are public documents and available to upon
request.
If anyone is interested in further details, please contact me off the list.
Acanthiza iredalei hedleyi Slender-billed Thornbill
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot
Coracina maxima Ground Cuckoo-Shrike
Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler
Pyrrholaemus brunneus Redthroat
Rostratula benghalensis Painted Snipe
cheers
Martin O'Brien
Scientific Advisory Committee
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
4/250 Victoria Pde.,
East Melbourne 3002 AUSTRALIA
Tel: 9412 4567
(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
email:
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Visit the Flora and Fauna Guarantee section of the
Department of Natural Resources and Environment at:
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/plntanml/native/ffg.htm
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