Hello John, Dave and Birding-Aus people,
The NSW Parliament is currently holding an Inquiry into the Management of
Public Land in NSW.
See:http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/18b4c6b001e0d367ca2579e9000215c2/$FILE/ATTVTHSX.pdf/Terms%20of%20reference.pdf
<http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/18b4c6b001e0d367ca2579e9000215c2/$FILE/ATTVTHSX.pdf/Terms%20of%20reference.pdf>
The Committee is chaired by a member of the Shooters Party and has terms of
reference biased
against conservation values. For example Term of Reference 3 states:
3. Examination of models for the management of public land, including models that provide for
conservation outcomes which utilise the principles of "sustainable use".
This could cover a multitude of activities in addition to so called "conservation
hunting".
The Shooters have been pushing for "Game Parks". We could,for example, see
deliberate
release of a range of exotic animals into our National Parks for commercial
hunting.
If we birders value National Parks based on conservation we need to let our
views be known
to this committee. The Shooters will certainly be drumming up many submissions
for their
point of view.
Submissions to this Committee must be made by August 1. They can be made online
at:
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/18B4C6B001E0D367CA2579E9000215C2
<http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/18B4C6B001E0D367CA2579E9000215C2>
Cheers,
Jim Smart
East Maitland NSW
On 2012/07/21 12:33, Dave Torr wrote:
Sounds good John. I would have thought that it might be possible to expand
on point 5 to the effect that the possible presence of shooters will deter
other visitors which will in some areas have a marked effect on tourism. It
may of course be offset by an increase in revenue from hunters, but I
suspect that hunters will be mainly locals or will camp out, whereas many
other tourists will spend significant amounts of money in the area?
Good luck anyway
Dave
On 21 July 2012 12:03, John Leonard <> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I know it won't make any difference but I want to write to the premiers of
NSW and Qld over the proposed opening of national parks to recreational
shooting.
Just wanted to float what I think are the main reason why this is a bad
idea past you to see if there are arguments I have missed:
1. The stated reason for allowing hunting is to control feral animals, but
feral animals are not controlled by recreational shooting, but by carefully
managed extermination or suppression campaigns conducted by professionals.
2. Recreational shooters have no interest in exterminating feral animals
from national parks, otherwise they would no longer have anything to shoot,
and there have been cases where hunters have introduced additional
feral animals as game into reserves. The effect of this policy could in
fact be to increase the number of feral animals in national parks where
they were not present before (especially deer being moved to new areas).
3. Shooters create more disturbance in national parks than other users, as
typically they move off paths and tracks. This would include damaging
vegetation and frighting native animals, driving them away. This
is particularly the case if they bring dogs into national parks.
4. Unsupervised shooters may target native animals and birds instead of
ferals.
5. There is likely to be a conflict between shooters' and others' use of
national parks, and other users may be injured in shooting accidents.
6. There already exists an industry catering for shooters on private
properties, to open national parks up to shooting is to take money away
from rural landholders who have previously offered hunting on
their properties.
--
John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
www.jleonard.net
I want to be with the 9,999 other things.
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