Concern has been expressed about divulging locations for rare birds. May I
float an idea on handling this problem?
Might it be possible for Birding-aus to come to some arrangement with State
Wildlife Authorities whereby an Authority could give us a contact email
address to which we could send information on rare species locations.
Then in response to a request for location information from someone not
known and trusted by the person who has the information, the reply could be
along the lines of, "I have given some information to the (State) Wildlife
Authority who may be contacted at (address). If satisfied of your bona
fides, the Authority will give you directions."
That would probably deter most of those who were seeking the information for
illicit purposes, and (presumably) give the Authority a potential lead if
any apparent interference with the birds subsequently transpired.
The downside that occurs to me is that it might unreasonably add to the
work-load of our already under-staffed and over-worked wildlife officers,
without assisting them sufficiently to warrant the effort.
There are wiser heads than mine on Birding-aus. Any thoughts on the matter?
Syd Curtis (in Brisbane)
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