Bimblebox finches

[brian fleming <>]

I am sure Black-throated Finches are readily available in avicultural 
circles - where people are probably still calling them 'Blackhearts'.
Certainly when I was a kid they were often seen in bird-dealers' shops 
and stalls.  I have no idea what is paid for a pair these days.
Anthea Fleming

On 4/05/2012 7:55 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
> If there was proof that this had happened then surely we'd have heard about it 
> from Clive Palmer. If there's no proof then how did this story start -someone 
> saw something suspicious, or someone just thought up a good story?
>
> Are Black-throated Finches commonly kept in captivity so that someone could do 
> this? And could a captured bird be identified as released, either by appearance 
> or by DNA testing? If so then there's so much money available from interested 
> parties to do so that surely it would have been done by now.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  [birding-aus-
> >  On Behalf Of Ian May
> > Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2012 8:44 PM
> > To: Grahame Rogers
> > Cc: 
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bimblebox finches
> >
> > Heard late one night recently during a talkback session on a fading
> > mainland radio station (I think 7CC?), a caller talking about
> > opposition
> > to coal seem gas extraction. He stated "it was well known that
> > activists
> > were responsible for releasing captive bred Black-throated Finches into
> > the wild at Brimblebox, to reinforce arguments for protection". Has
> > anyone on the list heard details and is there any truth to this?
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > St Helens, Tasmania
> >
> >
> >
> > Grahame Rogers wrote:
> >
> > > See the email from Bimblebox Nature Refuge below. The issue of mining
> > > in a Nature Refuge calls for a strong response.
> > >
> > > Grahame Rogers| Convenor
> > >
> > > BirdLife Southern Queensland
> > > 44 Emu Creek Road, Crows Nest, QLD 4355
> > > T07 4698 1727
> > > <>  |
> > > birdlife.org.au<http://birdlife.org.au>
> > >
> > > ABN 75 149 124 744
> > >
> > > Hello everyone
> > > The heat is on
> > > When they are scared, they lie!
> > > I have just heard the
> > >
> > > http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/05/clive-palmer-showman-or-
> > savvy.html?site=brisbane&program=612_morning
> > > podcast (go to 19min and 20'') and I am outraged and amazed of how
> > > many lies Palmer can pack up in such a short time!
> > >
> > > We were ready to dismiss it as 'Palmer's usual lies' to obtain what
> > he
> > > wants, that is the Mining Lease, so by bad mouthing Bimblebox yet
> > > again (he has done it before) ppl will start to believe in the lie,
> > > thus giving him the 'social licence' to destroy it. The problem is
> > > that the perception that ppl will have of Bimblebox now could change.
> > >
> > > Paola
> > >
> > >
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