[Bristol-Birds] Fw: [TN-Bird] Re: exceedingly rare oddity-- TWRA's enormous opportunity
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:40:15 -0400
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From: kbreault
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Sent: July 16, 2012 06:00
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: exceedingly rare oddity-- TWRA's enormous opportunity
Well, it has been a long day in the veritable salt mines of the academy
(believe me, it is worse that that), and I am certainly no expert when it comes
to Golden Eagles (and I trust those who are will act responsibly), but I would
welcome nesting Golden Eagles in Tennessee. Still, it may be worth noting that
in the east nesting populations are found in northern parts of Ontario, Quebec
and Labrador, about 1,000+ miles north from the Nashville area. So I wonder if
resources (public or private), should rather focus on places where there is
evidence Golden Eagles are currently under stress. While the bird is a long way
from being considered endangered, numbers have gone down and wind turbines have
increasingly become an issue in some places. So perhaps, and reluctantly so, if
we are talking about conservation re Golden Eagles in general our efforts and
money might be best directed elsewhere. Now, if I won the lottery... Of course,
as a birder this is a bird you just must see but one easily found in the West.
Kevin Breault
Brentwood, TN
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From: Bates E. <wgpu239@xxxxxxxxx>
To: csloan1973@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: TN-Bird Listserv <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, July 16, 2012 2:22:35 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: exceedingly rare oddity-- TWRA's enormous opportunity
Excellent points, Chris. Thanks for sharing them.
Bates Estabrooks
Anderson County
On Jul 16, 2012 11:53 AM, "Chris Sloan" <csloan1973@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'll add one comment to this. While this is certainly interesting news, I
would hate to see TWRA (again) waste valuable time and money on the issue of
breeding Golden Eagles. The nearest breeding population is 700+ miles away,
and there is scant evidence (nothing more than vague anecdotes) that this
species was ever a native breeding species in Tennessee in the modern era,
notwithstanding TWRA's prior (and very misguided in my opinion) efforts to
"reintroduce" (actually "introduce") the species to the state. In my opinion,
given the facts we have available, this fledgling is highly likely to be a
byproduct of those efforts. Certainly the bird should be cared for and
hopefully released, but beyond that, expediture of any of our desperately
limited non-game dollars on this bird is, in my opinion, a tragic waste, when
we have so many much more important issues that are already starved for funding.
The wintering Golden Eagles are a bit of a different story, and in my opinion
that side of the equation definitely merits further study and conservation
effort.
Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN
http://www.chrissloanphotography.com/
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