... A panel of people who were familiar with the vertebrate fauna of south western New South Wales was formed to assess the status of the extant fauna and to provide details on their habitat requirements and movement ability. They determined that nine percent of the fauna was tolerant...

... and recorded eyewitness accounts of the degradation of the western lands from drought, rabbits and erosion exacerbating the impact of overstocking with sheep. In 1983–84 a Joint Select Committee of the Parliament of New South Wales presented four reports detailing the problems and issues of the pastoral...

... After 150 years of European occupation, the landscapes of semi-arid western New South Wales have changed substantially. The fundamental cause is grazing by domestic stock, and attempts by graziers to survive financially. Comparison of early survey plans with contemporary surveys of “Myall...