Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists - Guest speaker

Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists Club invites all to a presentation by Martin Odino on his work in the rice fields of the Bunyala district of Western Kenya.

Date: Thursday, 18 September                        

Where:   Leeton Library – Yellow Room at 7:30pm.

Contact: Max O’Sullivan  6953 4726  if you would be interested in attending Martin's presentation as arrangements for seating need to be organised beforehand.

Over the past 3 years or more Martin has been working to stop the indiscriminate poisoning of all bird species not just the pest species that feed on the rice crops at Bunyala. Of major concern are the migratory wading birds that use the rice fields as a refueling site on their long flights from their breeding grounds in Northern Europe to their summer feeding grounds in Southern Africa. All of these birds are severely threatened by loss of habitat and Martin is trying to educate the local rice growers to protect these and other local species that fall victim to the untargeted poisoning. He will be talking about his endeavours to prevent the killing of so many of these  birds and his attempts to convince the local villagers of the need to protect those species that cause little or no damage to their rice crops.