Sorry to everyone who has heard all this before
John wrote:
I suspect that this is what will happen with bird banding; we will
recognise
the genuine information that has been gained from it, and move on, and that
in future the hobbyist element will be completely removed from banding. I
hope so, anyway.
John,
This is already happening. The banding scheme is controlled by the
Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme (part of Environment Australia). All
bander's are licenced, have to undergo a training period, including
assessment by other licenced banders. They are only allowed to operate under
an approved project, which has clear objectives, and should have a finite
time period. Already, it is far more difficult to get projects approved than
five years ago, and the days of banders setting a net up just to catch a new
species is long gone.
There is always excitement involved in banding a new species, but the birds
are always the first priority, and in the end they're safety is considered
first.
Cheers,
Peter
P.S. I've always considered myself closer to Hermann Goerring
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