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April 21, 2008
Water Purchased for Bird Breeding at Narran Lakes
Posted by jennifer, at 08:43 AM
"Four weeks into a six-week Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) watering at the Narran Lakes system has already resulted in a huge boost to the environmental health of the system's plants and animals, particularly its birdlife.
"The MDBC bought 11,000 megalitres of water over the Easter weekend to supplement the natural watering occurring at the internationally important Ramsar wetland site in north central New South Wales.
"MDBC chief executive, Dr Wendy Craik, said today that expert ground surveys were showing that about 75pc of the 30,000 pairs of straw-necked ibis attracted to the lakes since January were now expected to successfully produce healthy, full-fledged offspring...
Read more at Farm Online: http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/general/article/85135.aspx
Posted by jennifer at April 21, 2008 08:43 AM
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Makes sense to me - rather than doing a rain dance.
Posted by: Paul Biggs at April 21, 2008 10:58 PM