Laurie
The fact is that the habitat that grasswrens & other specialist species is
becoming so small, that something like overburning of their habitat is going to
have an effect on these small & what has become isolated populations & these
areas should be very carefully managed so we don't lose these species. Not just
burnt because that's what the Aborigines did. It could be the best way of
keeping their habitat healthy is to occasionally burn small parts of this area
to keep the habitat viable, but obviously we don't know enough about this & we
should cease from destroying the habitat of what I believe are species becoming
critically endangered. We are going to loose these species before we know
what's going on if we don't act.-Kev
> From:
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:17:29 +1000
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] A study of the conservation benefits of
> indigenous Australian land management practices
>
> Kev,
>
> If indigenous burning practices was detrimental to spinifex dependent species
> such as grasswrens, those species would have gone extinct thousands of years
> ago.
>
> Comparing indigenous burning with broad scale burning is like comparing
> traditional slash and burn agriculture in PNG with clear felling.
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
> On 12 Aug 2014, at 4:11 pm, Kev Lobotomi <> wrote:
>
> > Hi all
> > I find this so-called conservation method of burning off spinifex as
> > complete & total rubbish & possibly the biggest threat Australian birds
> > face at the moment. Just because kangaroo numbers increase as a result of
> > burning practices, doesn't mean it's good for everything else. Certainly it
> > says that Aborigines benefit because they can pick of the sand goannas for
> > food. This burning off practice is a form of farming & yes it benefits the
> > aborigines, because it allows them to hunt more effectively. And, yes there
> > are some habitats that benefit from burning. But spinifex, no! There are
> > many grasswrens that are now under threat because of this practice:
> > including White-throated & Carpentarian & potentially others. Also burning
> > of the mallee is a threat to Black-eared Miners & also Red-lored Whistlers.
> > It's potentially one of the reasons why Night Parrots are so rare. I've no
> > doubt that many other small animals are affected by this practice. There
> > should be a campaign to stop it before we loose some our birds & other
> > animals.-Kevin Bartram
> >
> > > From:
> > > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 17:26:13 +1000
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] A study of the conservation benefits of indigenous
> > > Australian land management practices
> > >
> > > see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804065708.htm
> > >
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