Good morning all,
The following taxa and threats have now been formally added to the
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act as threatened species (in Victoria) and also
to the list of potentially threatening processes. Please advise me
directly if you would like to see copies of the brief Scientific Advisory
Committee Final Recommendation Reports for any of these items.
1. Taxa
684 Magpie Goose
691 Grey Goshawk
2. Potentially Threatening Processes
650 'Wetland loss and degradation..'
664 'Inappropriate fire regimes...'
PS. People may also like to know that the following book was released
yesterday. I was at the launch at Yarra Bend (Melbourne) and purchased a
copy. It is a well-produced and written book.
cheers, Martin
Lacey, G. (2004) Still Glides the Stream: The natural history of the Yarra
from Heidelberg to Yarra Bend. Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne.
Martin O'Brien
Executive Scientific Officer, Scientific Advisory Committee
Department of Sustainability and Environment
2/8 Nicholson St. (PO Box 500), East Melbourne 3002
Tel: 9637 9869 Fax: 9637 8451
(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
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