Australia's Small Birds
Emeritus Professor Harry Recher draws on four decades of bird research in Australia to ring the alarm bells on the decline of Australia's small birds. These are the bush birds of our forests, woodlands and suburbs, and he finds that perhaps half of their former populations and abundance have already been lost. He outlines what we can do to save the rest, and concludes that Australia's small birds are too beautiful, too precious, to lose.
Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) see: https://www.bct.nsw.gov.au/
The BCT’s Conservation Management Program (CMP) is aimed at encouraging and supporting private landholders, in ‘priority investment areas’ or with ‘conservation assets’ on their property, to participate in conservation.
There are 3 kinds of agreements available through the BCT:
- Biodiversity stewardship agreements;
- Conservation agreements; and
- Wildlife refuge agreements.
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