My Grand father tried mining bat guano, from caves near Ashford, NSW.
It was done by hand, straight into potato sacks. I think it was a
product ahead of its time. My Grandfather's enterprise, like those of
previous would-be guano entrepreneurs at the caves, was short lived.
The guano was great for leaf vegetables.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 07/10/2010, at 7:17 PM, Laurie Knight wrote:
Well, they are doing it by hand, which would have to bird friendlier
than using a bulldozer. Note they say that bird numbers have
increased ...
LK
On 07/10/2010, at 5:52 PM, wrote:
Mud island in Port Phillip Bay used to be mined for bird guano.
I'm not sure sustainable and environmentally (bird) friendly are the
same
thing.
From: Dave Torr <>
To: birding-aus <>
Date: 07/10/2010 05:56 PM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Guano
Sent by:
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/peru-mines-nutrientrich-bird-excrement-on-islands-20101007-169fa.html
Interesting report on the harvesting of a natural resource which
should be
sustainable - so long as the birds have food. At least they have a
guard
to
try and stop poachers!
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