I was told a tale recently of someone who was a warden at (if I recall
correctly) one of the tern breeding areas who used to tell all the people
who turned up with their dogs that poison bait had been laid. It hadn't, but
certainly the dogs were quickly taken away. Maybe we need a few "Poison
bait" laid signs in sensitive areas?
On 12/09/2007, <>
wrote:
>
>
> Its unfortunate, but many dogs cant read ; )...and a sign usually doesn't
> stop owners taking their dogs into signposted areas.
>
> It would be great to have signs that actually inform the public on these
> issues. A sign saying "No dogs allowed", just makes people defiant about
> their rights. But a sign that explains what impacts dogs can have, the
> birdlife in the area, and accompanying photographs of ground-nest birds etc
> will at least inform people to a point where ignorance isn't an excuse.
>
>
>
> *"Dave Torr" <>*
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> 12/09/2007 06:42 PM
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> birdingaus <> Subject
> Re: [Birding-Aus] Re: Walking the dog is bad for birdlife
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>
> Another similar case (in the same area) is the proposal to put in a
> new park on the western bank of the Werribee River - opening up what
> is now a very isolated area to anyone and again potentially
> threatening valuable bird habitat. At a recent meeting in Werribee
> Parks Victoria expressed surprise at any opposition - and assured us
> that dogs, horses, trail bikes etc would not be allowed!
>
> On 12/09/2007,
> <> wrote:
> > The recent posting about the affects of dog walking on bird populations
> > got me thinking about the affect on RAMSAR listed wetlands.
> >
> > Does anyone know if there is anything regarding dogs in the RAMSAR
> > agreements?
> >
> > Its concerning that many new residential developments are being built
> > adjoining RAMSAR-listed wetlands, and although the developments are
> > percieved not to impact the wetlands, they are magnets for dog walkers
> and
> > other recreational activities by the residence that live in close
> > proximity to them.
> >
> > There seems to be pressure to put walking tracks past any bodies of
> water
> > these days.
> >
> > A local example from Southern Victoria is a proposed walking track along
> > the Barwon River all the way to Barwon Heads, which includes through the
> > Lake Connewarre system. Lake Connewarre has always been a fairly
> isolated
> > and inaccessible lake, despite being a huge wetland close to a fairly
> > major city (Geelong). Even though its degraded due to silting problems,
> > its isolation still makes it a 'wild' refuge for birdlife. (including
> the
> > Orange-Bellied Parrot). A walking path will no doubt make people more
> > aware of the location and also about its problems that need addressing.
> A
> > 500-lot residential development is also being proposed in Barwon Heads
> > adjoining another section of the ramsar listed wetlands. But will
> the
> > positive impacts of exposing the public to significant wetlands outway
> the
> > negatives???
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
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