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Re: Boreal Forest passerine habitat story on NPR



That's right; I've often said birders should rule North America because we are supposedly the #1 hobby/pastime.  If we made as much noise per person as other groups, we would run things.  Every birder should write letters to elected officials and appointed boards, write letters to the editor, alert local conservation organizations to issues of concern, go to public hearings and more. We birders should also make smarter purchasing decisions and use our collective economic might. 

I agree whole-heartedly about the criticality of protecting Canada's Boreal forests.  If one had one cause to work on this year, that would be a good one.  

The boreal bird conservation group mentioned on the NPR segment is at the following web address:
http://www.borealbirds.org/
Their links page has more good websites, especially the one for the Canadian Boreal Initiative.

Check them out yourself and get your local Audubon chapter, etc. to get involved.

Another great organization is the Albatross Action Campaign:
http://www.albatrossaction.org/
Please visit their website and fill out the email form that gets sent to elected officials, NMFS, NOAA and more.  
Albatrosses and other seabirds desperately need our help and there are simple, inexpensive methods for eliminating longliner seabird bycatch.

Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC

On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 04:55:40PM -0400, Esharrold@aol.com wrote:
> Jules,
> 
> One comment I pointedly remember is that the speaker groaned about how some birders seemed to want to chase lifers but never seemed to understand the need to participate in conservation efforts...one of my gripes as well. While I hope this doesn't offend the majority of subscribers who probably do contribute to conservation it should serve to burn the ears of those who don't. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Eric Harrold
> Lake Mattamuskeet