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On 10/15/2011 6:14 PM, Rob Woods wrote:
> Do birders destroy the environment more because of fossil fuel
> consumption than the environmentalism they tend to promote makes gains?
* I think the root of this question was the long-distance pursuit of
particular, usually already-documented, individual Birds by individual
observers, with the purpose of adding the Bird to a personal list of
species seen. This is a form of consumption of fossil fuel that doesn't
make any contribution to science or environmentalism, so if this were to
be deleted from the birder's behavioural repertoire (assuming no
decrease in time spent in the field observing Birds), there'd be a net
gain for the environment.
fred.
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> I think not. While we do burn excess gas to go birding but is it any
> more so than other hobbies like camping, boating, or going to the
> cottage for the weekend. I do think that birders on average though are
> more environmentally conscious than the average citizen when it comes to
> recycling, littering and maybe making other greener choices (funds
> permitting). This does not even consider participation in research,
> contributions of siting reports, or support of protection of some habitats.
>
> While the premise of this movie does sensationalize the extremeness in
> the bird watching world, I think the opportunity should be taken to use
> the press to promote bird watching as a legitimate hobby. Birding Nova
> Scotia and others should grant interviews about the movie and birding at
> this time when the press is interested.
>
> Rob Woods
> Georgefield NS
>
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> *From:* John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:14:21 PM
> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] movie reviews of The Big Year
>
> Hi All,
> Am I missing something in this enthusiasm in the press and among birding
> societies for this movie? Isn’t it about people burning loads of fossil
> fuels to see birds? Should we as birders interested in the conservation
> of birds and how they are negatively impacted by climate change at least
> be saying something about how it would be better to do big year on a
> bicycle? I haven’t seen the movie so perhaps those who have can tell me
> if I’m totally off the mark here.
> John
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fred schueler
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