From: Roz Jessop
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Sent: Monday, 29 August 2005 5:40
PM
To: VWSG Updates
Subject: Talk by Dick
Veitch
Dear VWSG member,
It is not often that an
international wader specialist and world renowned
conservationist comes to
Melbourne.
But, next week, Dick
Veitch, New Zealander, rock climber, wader specialist, mist
netter,
naturalist and conservationist will be here. Dick has worked
all over the world including the Galapagos Islands and the Caribbean advising on programmes for the recovery of
endangered endemic species.
Dick was part of the 4 man team whose
innovative experiments involving him abseiling with 50 percent of the last
5 Black Robins in existence in his back-pack down 200m rock cliffs to
translocate them from a tiny island, virtually a rock stack, to better
habitat. This, with cross-fostering has
rescued these unique birds from
the brink of extinction, and is a fascinating story of courage, determination,
good science and many skills.
Dick has agreed to share some of these escapades with us
we have arranged that he gives a special lecture on
TUESDAY
6th
SEPTEMBER, 7.30 FOR 8pm
at the BALWYN EVERGREEN CLUB
/
ELDERLY CITIZENS CLUB,
45 Talbot Avenue,
Balwyn,
3103 MEL 46 E8.
This is a very pleasant venue and light
refreshments will follow the talk,
with time to meet and chat with Dick and
others attending. We are hoping for
a goodly number of attendees, so why not
take time out to be inspired by
Dick's tales of this sentinel
experience and others of his many adventures
in ornithology during his 40
year career in conservation and management of
endangered species from and to
offshore islands, particularly in New
Zealand. He made major inputs into the
ecological restoration of many islands and the
population management of the
Black Robin, Saddleback, Stitchbird, Black
Stilt and Kakapo. Recent reports
indicate that similar techniques have now
re-established one of
New
Zealand's rarest shorebirds, the threatened
NZ
Shore Plover.
Dick continues his
conservation work, particularly with migratory
waders/shorebirds on the East
Asian-Australasian and American Flyways.
To cover hire of hall and light
refreshments we are asking for a gold coin
on admission.
This lecture
is hosted by the Victorian Wader Study Group, Birds Australia,
Bird Observers
Club of Australia, Birds Australia- Victoria
and the
Australasian Wader Studies Group.
Hope to meet you and your
friends on the 6th.
It would be handy if you could let Doris know you are coming so numbers for catering can be
determined but you are welcome to rock upon the night.
See you there, Pete, Roz and Doris
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