Mediaportal Report 06/02/2012 ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier) 06:30 News - 6/02/2012 6:32 AM The critically endangered orange belly parrot, which nests in the south east and western Victoria, appears to be moving closer to extinction. The University of Queensland's Hugh Possingham, says perhaps the government funding should be directed to other species that would be more likely to save. Male 16+: Female 16+: All People: AUD: 158 Interviewees: Hugh Possingham, Professor, University of Queensland Duration: 1.17 Summary ID: W00047354318 ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier) 08:30 News - 6/02/2012 8:32 AM The critically endangered orange belly parrot, which nests in the south east and western Victoria, appears to be moving closer to extinction. The University of Queensland's Hugh Possingham, says perhaps the government funding should be directed to other species that would be more likely to save. Male 16+: Female 16+: All People: AUD: 150 Interviewees: Hugh Possingham, Professor, University of Queensland Duration: 1.13 Summary ID: W00047356953 04/02/2012 ABC1 (Adelaide) ABC News (Weekend) - 4/02/2012 7:18 PM Orange bellied parrots are facing extinction in the wild. There are now talks about seeking millions of dollars in funding to provide a haven for the birds and re-introduce them into the environment. Male 16+: 32,000 Female 16+: 38,000 All People: 73,000 AUD: 7,115 Interviewees: Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld; Mark Holdsworth, Parrot Researcher Duration: 1.51 Summary ID: S00047348238 COPYRIGHT This report and its contents are for the use of Media Monitors' subscribers only and may not be provided to any third party for any purpose whatsoever without the express written permission of Media Monitors Pty Ltd. DISCLAIMER The material contained in this report is for general information purposes only. Any figures in this report are an estimation and should not be taken as definitive statistics. Subscribers should refer to the original article before making any financial decisions or forming any opinions. Media Monitors makes no representations and, to the extent permitted by law, excludes all warranties in relation to the information contained in the report and is not liable to you or to any third party for any losses, costs or expenses, resulting from any use or misuse of the report.
ABC1 (Canberra) ABC News (Weekend) - 4/02/2012 7:19 PM Craig Allen One of Australia's rarest bird, the orange-bellied parrot, appears to be moving closer to extinction. Numbers of the bird in the wild are now down to about 20. It has raised questions about whether to divert millions in government funding to a species with a better chance of survival. Mark Holdsworth, Parrot Researcher says a captive population is growing, but there has already been one unsuccessful release. Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld has suggested govt funds could be spent on species that are cheaper and easier to save. Male 16+: 28,000 Female 16+: 43,000 All People: 75,000 AUD: 7,442 Interviewees: Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld; Mark Holdsworth, Parrot Researcher Duration: 1.53 Summary ID: S00047348475 03/02/2012 ABC1 (Hobart) ABC News - 3/02/2012 7:24 PM Peter Gee The orange-bellied-parrot is moving closer to extinction with just 21 birds living in the wild. Interviewees: Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld; Mark Holdsworth, Parrot Researcher Duration: 0.44 Summary ID: M00047343900 ABC News 24 (Sydney) ABC News - 19:00-3/02/2012 7:24 PM The orange-bellied-parrot is moving closer to extinction with just 21 birds living in the wild. Interviewees: Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld Duration: 1.54 Summary ID: M00047343397 This program or part thereof is syndicated to the following 9 station(s):- ABC News 24 (Melbourne), ABC News 24 (Regional NSW), ABC News 24 (Brisbane), ABC News 24 (Adelaide), ABC News 24 (Perth), ABC News 24 (Regional Queensland), ABC News 24 (Hobart), ABC News 24 (Canberra), ABC News 24 (Regional Victoria) Male 16+: 15,000 Female 16+: 16,000 All People: 33,000 AUD: 1,275 Male 16+: 12,000 Female 16+: 8,000 All People: 20,000 AUD: 2,167 COPYRIGHT This report and its contents are for the use of Media Monitors' subscribers only and may not be provided to any third party for any purpose whatsoever without the express written permission of Media Monitors Pty Ltd. DISCLAIMER The material contained in this report is for general information purposes only. Any figures in this report are an estimation and should not be taken as definitive statistics. Subscribers should refer to the original article before making any financial decisions or forming any opinions. Media Monitors makes no representations and, to the extent permitted by law, excludes all warranties in relation to the information contained in the report and is not liable to you or to any third party for any losses, costs or expenses, resulting from any use or misuse of the report.
ABC1 (Sydney) ABC News - 3/02/2012 7:24 PM Juanita Phillips The orange-bellied-parrot is moving closer to extinction with just 21 birds living in the wild. Interviewees: Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld Duration: 1.50 Summary ID: S00047344023 This program or part thereof is syndicated to the following 1 station(s):- ABC1 (Regional NSW) ABC1 (Hobart) 7:30 Tasmania - 3/02/2012 7:39 PM Airlie Ward With only 21 orange bellied parrots in the wild and eight females, a captive breeding program is hoped to save the species and recovery teams have received much funding. Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld, questions whether the bid to save it in the wild should be pursued, when the captive program indicates giving up on the. Possingham tells of discussions with the NZ Govt over the process for determining work to secure a future for threatened species, and priorotisation, and tells of the Tas Govt process and negotiations with NRN Group, which has resulted in some threatened plant species being apparently abandoned. Male 16+: 103,000 Female 16+: 116,000 All People: 230,000 AUD: 20,510 Male 16+: 15,000 Female 16+: 20,000 All People: 37,000 AUD: 10,332 Interviewees: Dr Hugh Possingham, University of Qld Duration: 5.18 Summary ID: M00047345823 02/02/2012 It s a good season for planting Tully Times, 02/02/12, General News, Page 10 By: Anne Wilkinson Article Information Item ID: 00132714418 Circulation: 3,327 Number of words: 803 AUD: 1,202 COPYRIGHT This report and its contents are for the use of Media Monitors' subscribers only and may not be provided to any third party for any purpose whatsoever without the express written permission of Media Monitors Pty Ltd. DISCLAIMER The material contained in this report is for general information purposes only. Any figures in this report are an estimation and should not be taken as definitive statistics. Subscribers should refer to the original article before making any financial decisions or forming any opinions. Media Monitors makes no representations and, to the extent permitted by law, excludes all warranties in relation to the information contained in the report and is not liable to you or to any third party for any losses, costs or expenses, resulting from any use or misuse of the report.
Tully Times, Tully QLD 02 Feb 2012, by Anne Wilkinson Media Monitors Client Service Centre 1300 880 082 Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) licenced copy General News, page 10-672.35 cm² Regional - circulation 3,327 (---T---) ID 132714418 PAGE 1 of 3 back It's a good season for planting ANNE WILKINSON The wet season is an amazing time. Its thunderstorms brim with just the kind of energy needed to spur plants into fast growth and its rain gives new life after the drier winter and spring. Even following a cyclone as destructive as Yasi the wet season is a time of relative plenty. It's certainly a perfect time for gardeners who lost trees and shrubs in the cyclone to get busy replanting; and what an opportunity this is to add more natives to the garden Ḣeavily flowering callistemons. grevilleas and syzygiums now all come in sizes suitable for even tiny gardens and, following careful breeding by an enthusiastic horticultural industry, come in a wonderful array of colours too Ėven some of the larger-growing native trees like the golden penda, which flowers several times a year, have also been bred to fit into small gardens. What a joy it is to watch nectar feeding birds, butterflies and bees working these flamboyant flowers. Place a birdbath or bowl nearby, where the shrubs can also give the wild creatures safety if danger threatens, and stand back to be surprised by the variety of wildlife which comes to the garden. The other evening a loud, quite eerie scream sent us rushing outside to see what was happening. It was a sound we had never heard before on the Wildwatch block. It seemed as if it was just outside the back door and as if something or someone was being ferociously attacked. It was the kind of sound that made one want to rush and help. It was very dark. Turning on the light revealed nothing but the familiar scene. No flurry of a life or death struggle, no poor little victim lying there abandoned by its attacker when we disturbed it. Then we heard a similar scream, only this time it was softer and obviously further away and a few minutes later another, far away in the distance. What we had heard was an owl. Consulting the bird book soon solved one of the mysteries surrounding this rather nerve wracking sound. The owl was obviously a barking owl. Its usual "wook-wook" call is not unfamiliar and quite repetitive: we had heard this often. But why was it shrieking, something, according to the experts, it does only rarely? We can't presume to guess, but according to naturalist, wildlife park owner and writer David Fleay. a barking owl he kept would shriek whenever it heard a particular kind of bell. The only different kind of sound we could hear was the rattle and crash as the damaged pines were harvested behind the block where this work has just been started. Had this caused the owl to scream? I wonder if we will ever know. Barking owls are apparently usually found in pairs which occupy the same territory all year round. The chief prey is mammals and birds, and they will also feed on insects. Here in the north they catch bats and will feed on marsupials such as possums and gliders. Big birds the larger males can be up to 43 centimetres long - feed on birds as large as frogmouths. We also learned that another country name for this owl is "screaming-. woman" bird. No wonder we had been shocked by the sound! It is not very often one hears of a species increasing well, but when one does it is a real good news story. According to an item in a Saturday paper magpie geese were hunted to the brink of extinction during European settlement, but are now beginning to return to the southern regions they also inhabited 200 years ago. Hugh Possingham, professor of mathematics and ecology with Queensland University, said magpie geese have bred up in such numbers they are now heading back into southern states such as South Australia, which demonstrates the positive results that can be delivered by conservation programmes. Magpie geese are protected in Queensland and with the huge rainfalls and flooding of 2011 appear to have had a bumper breeding season. However, there is an open season on them in the Northern Territory. Magpie geese can now be seen here in the Cassowary Coast. Wildwatch is provided by the Tully branch of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland: enquiries to 0400 750 293 or 4066 5650. To contact the emergency 24-hour Wildcare hotline, phone 4068 7272. Phone DERM on 1300 130 372 to report concerns about cassowaries and mahogany gliders.
Tully Times, Tully QLD 02 Feb 2012, by Anne Wilkinson Media Monitors Client Service Centre 1300 880 082 Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) licenced copy General News, page 10-672.35 cm² Regional - circulation 3,327 (---T---) ID 132714418 PAGE 2 of 3 back SocietyO( d eqpreservation MAGNIFICENT SHOW: A callistemon loaded with flowers in a Murray Upper garden was a Mecca for nectar feeding birds and butterflies.
Tully Times, Tully QLD 02 Feb 2012, by Anne Wilkinson Media Monitors Client Service Centre 1300 880 082 Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) licenced copy General News, page 10-672.35 cm² Regional - circulation 3,327 (---T---) ID 132714418 PAGE 3 of 3 back HAPPILY MARRIED: Tim McGee and Kara Golding were married at the Sydney Opera House on November 26, 2011. Kara was formerly from South Mission Beach and Tim is from Sydney. The pair went on a five week honeymoon in Europe prior to the wedding. The reception was held with family and friends at the Berowra Waters Inn on the Hawkeshury River. Kara and Tim live in Sydney.