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On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Thamnophis <thamnop...@gmail.com> wrote: > An eagerness to gloat has never been a very appealing personality > trait in my opinion. > > While I agree that we should continue to encourage respect for the > birds and continue to remind people not to disturb them, I think it is > a mistake to simply stop reporting their locations. For every one owl > roosting site reported there are probably hundreds that go > undiscovered and unreported. So the impact, while unfortunate, is > minimal. > > I think we can all make a personal decision about reporting owl > roosting sites and other potentially sensitive information. If the MOU > takes a position that bans reports, another group will crop up that is > more accommodating. > > For me, education is the key, not strong arm tactics. > > Joe > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Michael Hendrickson > <mlhendrick...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Back in November of 2011 I posted an email asking MOU listserv members to >> not post owl locations because it will lure to many people and also put the >> owl at risk by overly aggressive people with cameras. I was called out be >> some on the listserv for being selfish and mean because I was asking birders >> to not share owl locations on the listserv. >> >> Now I see a Saw Whet Owl was reported giving exact locations to view the >> roosting Saw Whet Owl on the MOU-Net and of course and I was not surprised >> by reading reports that crowds of birders and photographers came and >> harassed the owl while it was roosting. Well I guess all I can say is "I >> TOLD YOU SO" !!!! >> >> Other than blaming the birders & photographers for their lack of respect for >> wildlife I think we can also point the finger at the MOU listserv moderators >> for not regulating the listserv because this posting should of been removed >> because I was led to believe that bird nesting locations and owl roost >> locations were not permitted on the MOU-Net listserv. There is no mention >> of this on the general information page about the listserv on the MOU >> website but then again maybe the MOU is accepting owl roost locations and >> bird nesting locations on the listserv these days? >> >> This is one of many reasons I do not share my posts on the listserv any more >> because the MOU is getting pretty sloppy. >> >> >> Mike Hendrickson >> Duluth, Minnesota >> MikeHendricksonGuiding.com >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
