Writing an article to raise awareness is a good start!
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> On 2 Jan 2016, at 01:26, Maris Lauva <> wrote:
>
> No personal reflection on anyone but when people say "nothing seems to be
> done" I ask "what are you doing?"
>
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> From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of
> calyptorhynchus . <>
> Sent: Friday, 1 January 2016 5:15 PM
> Cc: Birding Aus; Greg Roberts
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Letter-winged Kite in Danger of Extinction?
>
> Thanks for highlighting this Greg.
>
> Shocking that yet another Australian bird species is slipping towards
> extinction, and nothing seems to be being done.
>
> Nature conservation will not be fixed by "the market".
>
> John Leonard
>
>> On 1 January 2016 at 19:35, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm, I guess it depends on which fence you sit on, but owls are
>> definitely raptors in my book. They are certainly birds of prey and use
>> their talons in the same fashion as the Accipitridae and Falconidae ...
>>
>> Regards, Laurie
>>
>> On 1 Jan 2016, at 3:05 pm, Greg Roberts <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have put together some notes on the dire predicament evidently facing
>> the
>>> Letter-winged Kite. This iconic species may be at risk of extinction due
>> to
>>> increasing feral cat populations. It could be the case that dingoes are
>>> part of the solution to securing the future of the world's sole nocturnal
>>> raptor.
>>>
>>> Birdlife Australia has published a feature on the subject in its December
>>> 2015 edition, though I've not yet seen the article. It is encouraging
>> that
>>> this problem is beginning to get the attention it deserves.
>>>
>>> More here:
>> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/letter-winged-kite-on-brink.html
>>
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