Si Clayton
Well-known member
Hi All,
Here's my good news story, to balance the bad.
My wife & I swapped the city apartment for a small block of land next to World Heritage National Parks, and one of Birdlife Internationals Important Bird Areas.
We now live in a caravan without mains power or sewerage, or water, going solar and organic, with rainwater tanks.
Over 18 species of Vulnerable listed(NSW TSC Act) birds are now protected from deforestation and livestock grazing in rare lowland rainforest.
We're supported by NSW Conservation Partners Program and have had the land declared a Wildlife Refuge, with plans to increase the level of this agreement as further survey work is carried out, mostly by me.
We hope to be able to sustain this effort with birding & wildlife tourism, it's hard work as birding isn't as popular here, as it is in UK, Europe & USA. We are working to promote interest in birding in this country, the superb biodiversity of Australia deserves more recognition locally! We currently support this with external employment, which is challenging.
It's easy to support us, visit http://www.birdrangers.com/default.htm and have a look at http://aussiebirding.wildiaries.com/trips/10749 to get a taste of some of the work we're doing. Share the links.
Follow us on twitter, we'll love you forever! Come and visit and you'll get to see some of the 180+ species of bird recorded on the Reserve, including the resident Wompoo Fruit-dove, Paradise Riflebird, Logrunner, Lewins Rail, King Quail and Masked Owls, amongst others.
Hopefully our efforts will work for the land, and we'll be able to upgrade the caravan!:t:
Kind Regards, Mr & Mrs Birdranger
Here's my good news story, to balance the bad.
My wife & I swapped the city apartment for a small block of land next to World Heritage National Parks, and one of Birdlife Internationals Important Bird Areas.
We now live in a caravan without mains power or sewerage, or water, going solar and organic, with rainwater tanks.
Over 18 species of Vulnerable listed(NSW TSC Act) birds are now protected from deforestation and livestock grazing in rare lowland rainforest.
We're supported by NSW Conservation Partners Program and have had the land declared a Wildlife Refuge, with plans to increase the level of this agreement as further survey work is carried out, mostly by me.
We hope to be able to sustain this effort with birding & wildlife tourism, it's hard work as birding isn't as popular here, as it is in UK, Europe & USA. We are working to promote interest in birding in this country, the superb biodiversity of Australia deserves more recognition locally! We currently support this with external employment, which is challenging.
It's easy to support us, visit http://www.birdrangers.com/default.htm and have a look at http://aussiebirding.wildiaries.com/trips/10749 to get a taste of some of the work we're doing. Share the links.
Follow us on twitter, we'll love you forever! Come and visit and you'll get to see some of the 180+ species of bird recorded on the Reserve, including the resident Wompoo Fruit-dove, Paradise Riflebird, Logrunner, Lewins Rail, King Quail and Masked Owls, amongst others.
Hopefully our efforts will work for the land, and we'll be able to upgrade the caravan!:t:
Kind Regards, Mr & Mrs Birdranger