❓ Mr Masters questions the Minister about the refusal to renew Mr Bailye's turtle conservation license, citing fox predation evidence. The Minister acknowledges the issue, promises to investigate, and consider the matter.
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I refer to correspondence between the minister, the Department of Conservation and Land Management and Mr Roger Bailye, who has been refused a licence by CALM to continue his excellent turtle conservation activities in the Coral Bay area of Ningaloo Marine Park. (1) Is the minister aware that one reason the Department of Conservation and Land Management has given for not renewing Mr Bailye’s licence is that his efforts to protect nests and hatchlings from fox predation are no longer required? (2) Is the minister aware that from late January to early February, Mr Bailye recorded five separate attacks on turtles by foxes in nests in Bateman Bay, as shown by the photographs I have provided to the minister? (3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(1) Is the minister aware that one reason the Department of Conservation and Land Management has given for not renewing Mr Bailye’s licence is that his efforts to protect nests and hatchlings from fox predation are no longer required? (2) Is the minister aware that from late January to early February, Mr Bailye recorded five separate attacks on turtles by foxes in nests in Bateman Bay, as shown by the photographs I have provided to the minister? (3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(2) Is the minister aware that from late January to early February, Mr Bailye recorded five separate attacks on turtles by foxes in nests in Bateman Bay, as shown by the photographs I have provided to the minister? (3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(1) Is the minister aware that one reason the Department of Conservation and Land Management has given for not renewing Mr Bailye’s licence is that his efforts to protect nests and hatchlings from fox predation are no longer required? (2) Is the minister aware that from late January to early February, Mr Bailye recorded five separate attacks on turtles by foxes in nests in Bateman Bay, as shown by the photographs I have provided to the minister? (3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(2) Is the minister aware that from late January to early February, Mr Bailye recorded five separate attacks on turtles by foxes in nests in Bateman Bay, as shown by the photographs I have provided to the minister? (3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(3) Will the minister instruct her department to work with Mr Bailye, and not against him, by issuing him with a licence and allowing him to continue his important and totally voluntary conservation efforts? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
(1)-(3) The member sent me the photographs I have in my hand. I must admit that I was unsure what they were. I am pleased that he has asked the question so that I can now make some sense of the photographs. I could have made up my own story about them but I figured I had better not. I cannot recall the detail of the correspondence referred to by the member. I will certainly follow up his assertion that five separate attacks on turtles have occurred in Bateman Bay in recent times. I will ask CALM to update me on what is going on to refresh my memory of the circumstances of Mr Bailye and I will take into consideration what the member has raised when I review what CALM has done.
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