Thanks for sharing these disturbing thoughts Martyn. Lets hope we humans ca=
n
get things like growth and resource consumption on a sustainable basis.
Efforts such as yours are a great help.
Jim
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Martyn Stewart <>wrot=
e:
> http://naturesound.org/?p=3D492
>
> There comes a time in ones life that you meet someone/something that has =
an
> affect on your life. Back in early 2001 I had the mixed pleasure of
> recording the Hawaiian Crow on the Big Island. The bird was being propaga=
ted
> in captivity. The Crow was extinct in the wild and only 24 of these
> incredible creatures existed in captivity. While listening to its Vocals =
as
> I sat there recording 50 feet from their enclosure, I cried. Tears of
> sadness ran down my cheeks as I was listening to possibly the last calls =
of
> these birds on this Planet. It was a very moving experience.
> Back in early 2006 I recorded the endangered Yucatan Wren. This bird is
> going the same way as the crow. Its natural habitat is subtropical or
> tropical dry shrubland, and is only found on the narrow coastal strip of =
the
> northern Yucat=E1n Peninsula. One of the key habitats of this species is =
the
> Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatan coast. It is threatened by
> habitat loss.
> I recorded this close family unit with a couple of bird biologists who ha=
d
> kindly found the wrens one morning in the Yucatan.
> The sounds I have with me now leave me wondering how long it will be befo=
re
> these wonderful birds will follow the Hawaiian crow and others like it in=
to
> oblivion. As we continue to fester this planet and populate it with the
> millions of irresponsible people who have kids, I wonder who will give a
> thought to this marvelous bird=85
>
>
> GEEK NOTES
> Recorder: SD722
> Microphone: Telinga DAT with parabola
> Weather: 78f
> Humidity: 81%
> Winds: Light air
> Sample & Bit rate: 44.1k 24bit
> Location: El Cuyo, Yucatan, Mexico
> Species list:
> Northern Cardinal, Spot-breasted wren, Laughing Falcon, Yucatan wren,
> Insects and others.
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> Martyn
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