[TN-Bird] Re: north american bird mortality
- From: "Mcdonald, Kenneth" <kenneth_mcdonald@xxxxxxx>
- To: <davidbcoeauthor@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 16:31:51 -0500
The important thing to remember is that take of one bird is a violation of
the law. The Service prosecutes unlawful take of migratory birds, eagles,
and threatened and endangered species irrespective of the scale on which
the take occurred. A good analogy is theft: whether you steal a candy bar
or a car, theft on any scale is against the law. When "take" of a bird
occurs it is a theft from all Americans. Whether that theft is one bird or
a thousand, it's a theft from 300 million Americans who've deemed birds
worthy of protection under the law.
Ken
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 4:22 PM, David B Coe <davidbcoeauthor@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> And I have to say that I would be utterly shocked if the number of deaths
> caused by spishers and birders using recordings came anywhere near the
> upper end of Stephen’s estimate.
> *****
> David B. Coe
> www.DavidBCoe.com
> www.dbjackson-author.com
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>
> On Jun 6, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> oil spills, habitat degradation/destruction, natural predators,
> pesticides... it's a wonder there are any birds left
>
> Carole Gobert, Knoxville
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 17:02:59 -0400
> Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: north american bird mortality
> From: wgpu@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: SStedman@xxxxxxxxxx; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Windmills and desert solar arrays.
>
> Bates Estabrooks
> Anderson Cty.
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> From: "Stedman, Stephen" <SStedman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: June 6, 2014 4:56 PM
> To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TN-Bird] north american bird mortality
>
> Estimated bird deaths caused by free-roaming cats in North America: 1
> billion per year.
>
>
> Estimated bird deaths caused by bird-strikes against windows in North
> America: 100 million per year.
>
>
> Estimated bird deaths caused by bird-strikes against structures other than
> windows in North America: 10 million plus per year.
>
>
> Estimated bird deaths caused by illegal shooting in North America: 5
> million plus per year.
>
>
> Estimated bird deaths caused by collisions with automobiles in North
> America: 1 million plus per year; but automobiles are a net plus for birds
> because of all the bird predators that are also killed by collisions with
> automobiles.
>
>
> Estimated bird deaths caused by spishers in North America: 1000-10000 per
> year; I pulled this figure out of the air but I doubt it is out of touch
> with reality by much.
>
>
> Now where should those enforcing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 be
> focusing their attention?
>
>
> Stephen J. Stedman, Ph.D.
> Professor Emeritus
> Tennessee Technological University
> 2675 Lakeland Dr.
> Cookeville, TN 38506
>
>
> 931-528-3820
>
>
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/sstedman/birds.htm
>
>
>
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*Kenneth W. McDonaldEnergy BiologistU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service446 Neal
StreetCookeville, TN 38501Office: 931.525.4990Fax:
931.528.7075kenneth_mcdonald@xxxxxxx <kenneth_mcdonald@xxxxxxx>*
Energy and persistence will conquer all things
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