Another Australian nature laws update https://birdlife.org.au/news/another-australian-nature-laws-update/ …critical moment to ensure these new laws will genuinely protect birds and the places they live. Click here to learn more about the campaign for strong new nature laws and find out how you can get involved. We know the campaign for strong new nature laws is important to you…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews June 2022 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-june-2022/ …on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the book Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. Author of the James Bond 007 novels Ian Fleming was familiar with Bond’s work and decided to “borrow” the name James Bond while writing the novel Casino Royale. Fleming wanted a…Read more
Vale Margaret Cameron AM, 1937–2023 https://birdlife.org.au/news/vale-margaret-cameron-am-19372023/ …Museum of Victoria as well as various advisory groups to federal and state governments. Margaret’s knowledge of birds was legendary, and she eagerly passed on snippets of her vast knowledge to young, up-and-coming ornithologists. Indeed, she said that it’s important to make people feel interested in and enthusiastic about birds…Read more