Plains Wanderer
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“Reasons for Conservation Status
The Plains-wanderer has declined greatly in numbers and distribution since European settlement (Llewellyn 1975, Bennett 1983, Blakers et al. 1984). As early as 1886, overgrazing by sheep had temporarily eliminated Plains-wanderers from part of the northern Riverina, New South Wales (North 1913). Soon afterwards, it was noted in southern Victoria that Plains wanderers were seen when seasonal conditions were good, butdisappeared when overgrazing occurred during droughts (D’Ombrain 1926). Cultivation and resowing of native grasslands with introduced dense pasture plants resulted in permanent local extinctions in several parts of coastal and subcoastal south-western Victoria earlier this century (Bennett 1983)….”
Read the full article:
Plains Wanderer Action Statement (1995) – (PDF – 6 pages, 270kB)
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