Content preview: Since the early 1980s I?ve been taking birders to this area
of the Adelaide River, mainly looking for Mangrove Golden Whistler. Having
more experience with crocodiles than most, I?m very careful with clients.
Firstly I scout the area to ensure no crocs are lying under the trees, and
then I keep clients keep several metres away from banks. Occasionally
twitchers
behave stupidly, one of the reasons why I?m not very keen on taking some
of them. Jim Zimmer of San Diego made me tell his birding club what I say
to such people! [...]
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Since the early 1980s I=92ve been taking birders to this area of the Adelai=
de River, mainly looking for Mangrove Golden Whistler.
Having more experience with crocodiles than most, I=92m very careful with c=
lients. Firstly I scout the area to ensure no crocs are lying under the tr=
ees, and then I keep clients keep several metres away from banks. Occasion=
ally twitchers behave stupidly, one of the reasons why I=92m not very keen =
on taking some of them. Jim Zimmer of San Diego made me tell his birding c=
lub what I say to such people! =
My Aboriginal son, Reverend P. Nganjmirra, a traditional Kunwinjku man, sai=
d there were more big crocodiles around now that in his grandfather's time,=
probably because of the introduction of stock. Whether there is now a re=
duction of cattle, buffalo and horses I don=92t know. But from the attack =
on the South Alligator River recently, where a man was dragged out of his d=
inghy it seems that some crocodiles may be targeting the next biggest item =
in the food chain. =
Anyway, I suggest that birders be very careful when around Top End waterway=
s. Avoid hiring small dinghies for a start, and no matter what the twitch =
don=92t go near the water!
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
PhD candidate =
Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
Founding Member: Australian Federation of Graduate Women Northern Territory
043 8650 835
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