From: "myotisone" <>
> Well, this bat stuff is contract consultancy work, but we are the
> contractor, and me and my team were out until 2am changing over the
> disks every night, were using hand held detectors in between time, to
> try and fill in some of the gaps left by the static detectors, and
> back out at 6am to check the great crested newt traps. Our working
> days are dictated by what we are surveying and what techniques we are
> using. I cannot see ecological consultants surviving if they try and
> work a 9-5 day.
Don't think I was anti consulting work, I used to do a lot of
environmental consultant work.
I could tell from what you had already said that you are another like
me, wandering the night recording. Frog recording is like that. Probably
why I'm interested in the bats, out when I am.
Believe it or not, we have consultants here who get really plum
contracts with herp survey and are 9-5 types. And that includes their
travel to and from the site. It works ok for reptiles, but not for frogs.
I remember when I was out in the australian outback talking to someone
out there. He told me the tale about this biologist who was to
officially determine if kangaroos were getting scarce. She and her
driver started each day promptly at 9AM and were in their motel each
night by 4PM. Needless to say they saw few kangaroos, who tend to spend
the heat of the day in the shade where they are harder to spot.
> Mmmm, Ok I will leave it there, I don't want to open/re-open any old
> discussions on this.
Me either. Read Pohlmann's stuff, then you will have a good start on it.
I'm only 8 years ahead of you and did not have something like that book
to help. I've had lots of time to have doubts, but I check them out
personally.
Walt
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