I couldn't agree more Scott; enthusiastic birdwatchers are the least of the
threats to the survival of Orange-bellied Parrots and people will not value
something that they don't understand. Celebrating sightings of
Orange-bellied Parrots could help to raise awareness of the plight of Jeff
Kennett's 'trumped up Corella'.
Cheers
David
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Scott Baker <>wrote:
> Thanks for the update Russell. Spent 4 hours this afternoon at the site
> with some other enthusiastic observers and was eventually rewarded with
> presumably the same 4 birds flying in, circling about then heading off. A
> special experience particularly for those seeing this near-mythical species
> for the first time.Is not birdwatchers that's threatening the survival of
> the OBP but a combination of climate, habitat loss and dwindling genetic
> stocks that are of most concern. Proper management of remaining sites
> should and mostly still does allow birds to utilise the environment and for
> people to enjoy and study them from a vantage point that hopefully does not
> impede their movement or damage habitat.Am not convinced that suppressing
> information on species such Orange-bellied Parrot (and Night Parrot)
> actually improves their chances of survival. Perhaps more creative
> management and education strategies could include, enthuse and more
> successfully raise the profile and support for th
> ese critically endangered creatures.
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