[TN-Bird] Osprey Watch: join a global community of observers
- From: "Wilson, Michael D" <mdwils@xxxxxx>
- To: "'tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:01:52 +0000
Become an Osprey Watcher: Connect with a global community of observers
The Center for Conservation Biology has launched Osprey-Watch, a project
created to engage a global community to collect data on breeding osprey.
Linked by an interest in osprey and a concern for the health of the aquatic
environments on which they rely, this community will for the first time provide
a global perspective on this charismatic species. The mission of Osprey-Watch
is to bring citizen scientists together in order to collect information on a
large enough spatial scale to be useful in addressing three of the most
pressing issues facing aquatic ecosystems including global climate change,
depletion of fish stocks, and environmental contaminants.
Osprey are one of very few truly global sentinels for aquatic health. They
feed almost exclusively on live fish throughout their entire life cycle. They
are a top consumer within aquatic ecosystems and are very sensitive to both
overfishing and environmental contaminants. Nearly all populations breed in
the northern latitudes and winter in the southern latitudes, effectively
linking the aquatic health of the hemispheres. Their breeding season in the
north is highly seasonal making them an effective barometer of climate change.
Osprey-Watch is a user-friendly, internet platform that allows observers across
the globe to map their nests, log observations, upload photos, and interact
within an observer forum. Information entered into the platform will be
immediately accessible to users and will be summarized following the breeding
season.
To join a growing community of global citizens, please visit
http://www.osprey-watch.org and become an Osprey-Watcher.
Michael Wilson
Center for Conservation Biology
College of William and Mary & Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
phone: 757-221-1649
fax: 757-221-1650
email: mdwils@xxxxxx
http://www.osprey-watch.org
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