When I first began recording in 1968, Martyn, fully 45% of our old
growth forests were still standing in the lower 48. As of this
writing, now less than 2% remains and even that is under threat.
I'm outta here and off line for a week, folks.
Bernie
>I sat back and read your e-mail 3 times; this is disturbing to say the
>least!
>I was talking to a fellow Brit the other day and he was telling me the
>difference between the two countries environmental issues.
>Green belts in the UK mean you can not touch them basically, Green belts
>here is an award for progressing in Karate or similar. (I am joking by the
>way)
>I am staggered at the amount of attempts to undermine wildlife and habitat
>in this country. This bill that passed yesterday in the house is a prime
>example. Where have all the care mongers gone?
>Your recordings will be all we have Bernie.
>I must admit that most places I have recorded for close on 30 years are
>still intact but since I have lived in the USA, I have a couple of biomes
>that have been drastically altered.
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>Martyn
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>****************************************
>Martyn Stewart
>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
>http://www.naturesound.org
>Redmond. Washington. USA
>N47.65543 W121.98428
>
>e-mail:
>Tel: 425-898-0462
>
>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
>*****************************************
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
> On Behalf Of Wild Sanctuary
>Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:24 AM
>To:
>Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] Update on US Nat. Park Service status
>
>Fully 40% of my archive (3,600 hrs) is from either now-extinct
>habitats or places where the biophony can no longer be heard in any
>cohesive way. That's in 37 years of recording and refers mostly to N.
>America.
>
>Bernie
>
>>It just goes from Bad to worse Bernie.
>>We as nature recordists could do a lot to put pressure on bills like this=
.
>I
>>certainly never thought that I would see so much devastation to habitat a=
nd
>>wildlife in my lifetime.
>>
>>Martyn
>>
>>****************************************
>>Martyn Stewart
>>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
>>http://www.naturesound.org
>>Redmond. Washington. USA
>>N47.65543 W121.98428
>>
>>e-mail:
>>Tel: 425-898-0462
>>
>>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
>>*****************************************
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:
>> On Behalf Of Wild Sanctuary
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:19 PM
>>To:
>>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Update on US Nat. Park Service status
>>
>>Here's some news we may want to pay some attention to.
>>
>>http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2890
>>
>>Bernie Krause
>>
>>--
>>Wild Sanctuary
>>P. O. Box 536
>>Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>>t. 707-996-6677
>>f. 707-996-0280
>>http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>
>>
>>
>>"Microphones are not ears,
>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>A listening room is not nature."
>>Klas Strandberg
>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>>"Microphones are not ears,
>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>A listening room is not nature."
>>Klas Strandberg
>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>
>--
>Wild Sanctuary
>P. O. Box 536
>Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>t. 707-996-6677
>f. 707-996-0280
>http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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--
Wild Sanctuary
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
t. 707-996-6677
f. 707-996-0280
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
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