Curlew management plan: call for comment

Bush curlew
photo: Simon Baltais

What is the future of curlews in Redland Shire - or elsewhere in Queensland? Will the species succumb to the 21st century threats of development, pollution and pets? Or will local authorities act to protect these icons of our bays and beaches?

Bayside Branch, Wildlife Queensland would like you to comment on its draft curlew management plan as a first step in providing a plan for the survival of this bird species in Redland Shire.

Comment on the curlew management plan

Steps to commenting on the draft curlew management plan:

1. Download the draft curlew management plan
2. Read it and think about any other issues or ideas that could be included.
3. Send your comments to the Bayside Branch of Wildlife Queensland by 30 April 2006.

Plans for the curlew management plan

When submissions close, Bayside Branch will

1. Collate comments and amend the plan as appropriate.
2. Submit the plan to Redland Shire Council and then other local authorities responsible for curlew-populated areas.
3. Encourage local authorities to:
   • implement the recommendations
   • apply the polices
   • change park management practices accordingly
   • educate their staff and their public in curlew care
   • provide extra support to bushcare groups in their areas.

Background to the plan

Information in the plan is based on:

• Curlew watch observations since 1998 (observation sheets, community surveys) primarily in the southern Moreton Bay islands organised by Bayside Branch, Wildlife Queensland.
• Material in the Bird Observers Club of Australia Stone Curlew Workshop Proceedings 1996
• Action plan for Australian Birds 2000.
• other UK survey material and conservation strategies.
  

For more information on Wildlife Queensland's activities, contact us by email or call +61 7 3221 0194.

Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
March 2006