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Book Adani versus the Black throated Finch

Download or read book Adani versus the Black throated Finch written by Tor Hundloe and published by Australian Scholarly Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 3 April 2016 the Queensland government announced that it had granted coal leases to Adani. They are in Banjo Paterson country, where ‘Waltzing Matilda’ was written. The grant put the cart before the horse. Offset habitat for the endangered Black-throated Finch had not been located, let alone secured. Compensation for graziers’ losses of water had not been agreed. The ecological health of the Great Barrier Reef was threatened as a great amount of coal would be shipped and burned. There were no guarantees as to the royalties and tax the nation would earn. And conflicting stories were told by Adani: the mine was projected to last 150 years and employ 10,000; years later, Adani admitted its lifespan would be 60 years and employ under 1,500. The very serious threat of environmental damage, the likelihood that the finches won't be saved and the economic uncertainty lead inexorably to one conclusion. However, you be the judge ...

Book ADANI VERSUS THE BLACK THROATED FINCH

Download or read book ADANI VERSUS THE BLACK THROATED FINCH written by TOR HUNDLOE. and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Survey and Assessment of the Black throated Finch  Poephila Cincta Cincta  at the Chisholm Trail Rural Residential Development  Townsville

Download or read book Survey and Assessment of the Black throated Finch Poephila Cincta Cincta at the Chisholm Trail Rural Residential Development Townsville written by Peter Buosi and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mopoke

    Book Details:
  • Author : Philip Bunting
  • Publisher : Omnibus Books
  • Release : 2017-02
  • ISBN : 9781742991658
  • Pages : 48 pages

Download or read book Mopoke written by Philip Bunting and published by Omnibus Books. This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a mopoke. Mopoke loves peace and quiet. He is about to find out that you can't always get what you want. Visually brilliant and hysterically funny, Philip Bunting's pictures tell a thousand words, with the support of very sparse, very hilarious, text. This is a book destined to become a classic.

Book Conservation Genetics of Granivorous Birds in a Heterogeneous Landscape

Download or read book Conservation Genetics of Granivorous Birds in a Heterogeneous Landscape written by Lei Stanley Tang and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book EPBC Act Policy Statement 3 13  draft

Download or read book EPBC Act Policy Statement 3 13 draft written by Australia. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Movement  Habitat Requirements  Nesting and Foraging Site Selection

Download or read book Movement Habitat Requirements Nesting and Foraging Site Selection written by Juliana Rechetelo and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Grassfinches in Australia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Shephard OAM
  • Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
  • Release : 2012-08-09
  • ISBN : 0643107886
  • Pages : 335 pages

Download or read book Grassfinches in Australia written by Mark Shephard OAM and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not surprising that Australian grassfinches are highly popular with ornithologists and aviculturists, for included among the species are one of the most beautiful of all birds – the Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae – and one of the most familiar cagebirds – the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata. Despite a scarcity in published works on finches, interest in the species is growing, leading to a dramatic advancement in our knowledge of many species. For example, we have gained new information from field observations carried out on little-known species, including the Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa and the Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata. Significant advances in taxonomic research, largely as a consequence of the development and refinement of biochemical analyses, often involving DNA-DNA hybridisation, have given us a new insight into relationships among species, with some unexpected alliances being determined. Additionally, dramatic changes have taken place in avicultural practices, and in virtually all countries aviculture has taken on a new professional approach, with the most notable results being increased productivity and success with a wider variety of species. After a lapse of almost half a century since publication of Klaus Immelmann’s eminent work on finches, based on extensive field studies, the time has come for a new examination of Australian grassfinches. In Grassfinches in Australia, Joseph Forshaw, Mark Shephard and Anthony Pridham have summarised our present knowledge of each species, and have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats and in aviculture. The resulting combination of superb artwork and scientifically accurate text ensures that this volume will become the standard reference work on Australian grassfinches. In addition to enabling aviculturists to know more about these finches in the wild as a guide to their own husbandry techniques, detailed information on current management practices for all species in captivity is provided. The book also includes colour plates depicting some of the more common mutations held in Australian and overseas collections.

Book Background Paper to EPBC Act Policy Statement 3 13  draft

Download or read book Background Paper to EPBC Act Policy Statement 3 13 draft written by Australia. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Finches

    Book Details:
  • Author : Matthew M. Vriends
  • Publisher : TFH Publications
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN : 9780866227285
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Finches written by Matthew M. Vriends and published by TFH Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how to buy, care, breed, and accommodate finches as pets.

Book The Finch

    Book Details:
  • Author : Russell James Kingston
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9780958561228
  • Pages : 528 pages

Download or read book The Finch written by Russell James Kingston and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Australian Grassfinches

    Book Details:
  • Author : Russell Kingston
  • Publisher : Guide to S
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9780958710220
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Australian Grassfinches written by Russell Kingston and published by Guide to S. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popularity of Australian Grassfinches worldwide is largely due to the hardiness of these tiny, gregarious and colourful birds. The 18 members of the Grassfinch family Estrildae recognised in Australia are featured in detail.

Book The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010

Download or read book The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 written by Stephen Garnett and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade. The book analyses the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status of all the species and subspecies of Australia's birds, including those of the offshore territories. For each bird the size and trend in their population and distribution has been analysed using the latest iteration of IUCN Red List Criteria to determine their risk of extinction. The book also provides an account of all those species and subspecies that are or are likely to be extinct. Each categorisation is justified on the basis of the latest research, including much unpublished material that has been made available during workshops conducted with leading ornithologists and conservation biologists around the country as well as phone interviews and correspondence. The result is the most authoritative account yet of the status of Australia's birds. In this completely revised edition each account covers not only the 2010 status but provides a retrospective assessment of the status in 1990 and 2000 based on current knowledge, taxonomic revisions and changes to the IUCN criteria, and then reasons why the status of some taxa has changed over the last two decades. Maps have been created specifically for the Action Plan based on vetted data drawn from the records of Birds Australia, its members and its partners in many government departments. The book contains some surprises – some alarming, some encouraging. The status of some birds has improved over the last two decades as a result of dedicated conservation management. Some may not have changed status but at least they are holding their own. Many, however, are continuing to decline and a distressing number are new to the list. There is also an increasing number of birds for which captive insurance populations need not only to be considered as a future option but actively pursued before it is too late. But this is not a book of lost causes. It is a call for action to keep the extraordinary biodiversity we have inherited and pass the legacy to our children. Every one of Australia's threatened taxa can be saved. This book describes the populations of species at greatest risk and outlines ways we can turn them around. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Zoological Resource.

Book Queensland s Threatened Animals

Download or read book Queensland s Threatened Animals written by Lee K Curtis and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queensland is home to 70% of Australia’s native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation’s native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11 000 native plant species. Hundreds of these have a threatened status in Queensland. In order for Queensland to maintain and recover a healthy biodiversity we must address the serious problems faced by our natural environment – habitat loss, inappropriate land management, change in fire regimes, pollution of natural resources, proliferation of invasive species and climate change. This book features up-to-date distribution data, photos and maps for most of Queensland’s threatened animals. It also includes a comprehensive list of resources, with key state, national and international organisations involved in the recovery and management of threatened species. Queensland's Threatened Animals will provide vital information to scientists, educators, business entities, government agencies, students, community groups, environmental NGOs, regional NRMs and potential volunteers.

Book Australian Bird Names

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ian Fraser
  • Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
  • Release : 2019-09-02
  • ISBN : 1486311644
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book Australian Bird Names written by Ian Fraser and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included, as well as relevant aspects of biology, conservation and history. Original descriptions, translated by the authors, have been sourced for many species. As well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history of the ever-developing understanding of birds, about the people who contributed to this understanding and, most of all, about the birds themselves. This second edition has been revised to follow current taxonomy and understanding of the relationships between families, genera and species. It contains new taxa, updated text and new vagrants and will be interesting reading for anyone with a love of birds, words or the history of Australian biology and bird-watching.