[TN-Bird] shrike already listed as in need of management; is this enough?
- From: "Stephen J. Stedman" <sstedman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:47:55 -0600
My apologies for not having ascertained that the
shrike is already listed as a species in need of
management in Tennessee. I'm glad it is, but
its status in that category seems not to have
fostered much action to stem the ebbing tide
of its population in the state.
Perhaps a higher status designation, such as
threatened in Tennessee, would be in order?
Certainly Wallace Coffey is correct in saying
that we need some researchers from state
universities working on this species. However,
such researchers require funding in order to
take on such work. Is there a way to spring
some money lose from the funds accumulated
by Watchable Wildlife license plates on behalf
of shrike research? Such funds could hardly be
used for a better purpose.
A statewide survey of breeding shrikes this June
could go a long way toward verifying the need for
funding to monitor this species more closely. Simply
surveying a representative number of roadside miles
(perhaps 100) in each of the 95 counties and noting
numbers of shrikes present would provide sufficient
baseline data for this year. More intensive work could
take place in future years.
Contact with state and county road supervisors,
explaining that every roadside hedgerow need not
be bushhogged into submission might help; similar
contact with Soil Conservation personnel and other
ag people, explaining the need to leave wildlife
habitat, especially thorny hedgerows, on farms might
also help.
Steve Stedman
Cookeville, TN
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