birding-aus

Fwd: [Raptor_conservation] photographers threaten endangered Hen Harrier

To: <>, Birding Aus <>, Carl Clifford <>
Subject: Fwd: [Raptor_conservation] photographers threaten endangered Hen Harriers in Holland
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:04:47 +0930
In researching my PhD topic I found that some American birders blame
photographers for such behaviour, while photographers blame hard core
birders. In my 28 years as a guide I¹ve seen both behave badly.
Denise


on 11/11/10 11:34 AM,  at  wrote:

>
> "Both nests had been the focus of attention of
>  photographers, as visible from the trampling of vegetation"
>
> Do you know something that was not in the text Carl?
>
> It seems it is just not journalists that put 1 & 1 together to make 3 ;-).
>
> However chances are we will marvel at some wonderful close-up footage by David
> Attenborough  & his professional mates on a Sunday night in the future.
> "How do they get those shots?"
> All the while  maintaining the divisions; Twitcher good, Professional
> photographer good, Amateur photographer bad..
>
> Chris Charles
>
>
> On Thu Nov 11  8:09 , Carl Clifford  sent:
>
>> Another case of bird photographers behaving badly.
>>
>> Carl Clifford
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> From: Stanley Moore <
>> <javascript:> >
>> Date: 11 November 2010 11:00:24 AM
>> To: 
>> <javascript:
>> ')>
>> Subject: [Raptor_conservation] photographers threaten endangered Hen
>> Harriers in Holland
>> Reply-To: 
>> <javascript:>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Notes: photographers threaten endangered Hen Harriers in Holland
>>
>> ============================================================
>> FN ISI Export Format
>> VR 1.0
>> PT J
>> AN ZOOR14611079940
>> DT Article
>> TI Disturbances at nests of hen harriers Circus cyaneus.
>> FT Nestverstoringen bij Blauwe Kiekendieven Circus cyaneus.
>> AU de Boer, Peter
>> SO Takkeling
>> VL 18
>> IS 2
>> PS 105-107
>> PY 2010
>> LA Dutch
>> ME Print
>> AB The Hen Harrier is a rare breeding bird in The Netherlands, nearing
>>  its extinction rapidly. Only 19 pairs were recorded in 2009, of which
>>  17 on the Wadden Sea Islands; this is just 15% of the numbers
>>  registered in 1994. On the island of Terschelling, two nests were
>>  disturbed in 2009. Both nests had been the focus of attention of
>>  photographers, as visible from the trampling of vegetation and the
>>  creation of clearly visible paths to the nest. One of these nests is
>>  supposed to have been raided for commercial purposes (chicks
>> removed),
>>  at the other nest one of the chicks was found nearby, deliberately
>>  trampled to death. Both nests may have been easier to find by people
>>  with bad intentions because of the behaviour of photographers. Codes
>>  of conduct for photographers are now available from several
>>  organisations, and disturbances are therefore unnecessary.
>> C1 de Boer, Peter; Keerweer 23, 6862 CD Oosterbeek, Netherlands
>> EM 
>> <javascript:>
>> SN 1380-3735
>> BD Animals and man; Conservation; Techniques; Behavioural techniques;
>>  Ecology; Population dynamics; Land zones; Palaearctic region;
>> Eurasia;
>>  Europe
>> DE Circus cyaneus [Disturbance by man / Nest destruction / ] [Endangered
>>  status /  / ] [Observation techniques /  / ] [Population dynamics /
>>  Local extinction / ] [Population size / Breeding population size / ]
>>  [Netherlands /  / ].
>> TN Birds; Chordates; Vertebrates
>> ST Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Falconiformes, Accipitridae
>> OR Circus cyaneus (Accipitridae).
>> UT ZOOREC:ZOOR14611079940
>> ER
>>
>> EF
>>
>>
>> __._,_.___
>> Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New
>> Topic
>> Messages in this topic (1)
>> RECENT ACTIVITY:
>> Visit Your Group
>> Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest ? Unsubscribe ? Terms of Use
>> .
>>
>> __,_._,___
>>
>> ==============================
>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
>> send the message:
>> unsubscribe
>> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
>> to: 
>> <javascript:>
>>
>> http://birding-aus.org <parse.pl?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fbirding-aus.org>
>> ==============================)
>>
>
>
> ===============================
>
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
> send the message:
> unsubscribe
> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
> to: 
>
> http://birding-aus.org
> ===============================


==============================
To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
send the message:
unsubscribe
(in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
to: 

http://birding-aus.org
=============================
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU