i'm very sorry Laurie, but i'm with Kev, Frank & others on this one...I haven't
read the article but I've seen enough hot burns in my time to spot a
traditional one from another...
may I ask you, when was the last time u visited Kakadu - it's a disgrace what's
been allowed to happen there, to say the very least!!
cheers,
martin cachard,
cairns
> 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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