[mou] Whoop(er)s, there it is (was)
Chris Benson
Chris Benson" <chrisb@fullcircleimage.com
Wed, 28 May 2003 15:11:03 -0500
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I just gotta chime in on this.
I'm really glad this bird wasn't reported.
In 1998 while on my last real vacation I was lucky enough to see a pair =
of
Whooping Cranes in Yellowstone National Park out in the middle of a =
marsh.
The birds were nearly 1/2 mile from the nearest road but were easily =
visible
from the road, that's how we saw them.
Being in complete shock (a happy shock) one moment my emotions changed =
to
outrage a second later when some unseen IDIOT who had also spied the =
birds
snuck up for a better look, got too close to them and flushed the birds.
They called and flew away.
The rangers at the park were sympathetic when I told them about the =
incident
but as they told me then, it's a public park and people can (and do) go =
pretty much anywhere
they want to. =20
Doubtlessly someone may have done the same with number 1 and spooked her
had her presence been made public.
Carlos Avery IS a public place.
The temptation to get a better look is strong.
The closer to extinction a creature is the stronger the temptation.
Let's all work together and some day there will be more Whoopers!!!
Chris Benson
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just gotta chime in on =
this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm really glad this bird wasn't=20
reported.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In 1998 while on my last real vacation =
I was lucky=20
enough to see a pair of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whooping Cranes in Yellowstone National =
Park out in=20
the middle of a marsh</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The birds were nearly 1/2 mile from the =
nearest=20
road but were easily visible</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>from the road, that's how we saw =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Being in complete shock (a happy shock) =
one moment=20
my emotions changed to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>outrage a second later when some unseen =
IDIOT who=20
had also spied the birds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>snuck up for a better look, got =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>too close to them and flushed the =
birds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They called and flew away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The rangers at the park were =
sympathetic when I=20
told them about the incident</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>but as they told me then, it's a public =
park and=20
people can (and do) go pretty much anywhere</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>they want to. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doubtlessly someone may have done the =
same with=20
number 1 and spooked her</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>had her presence been made =
public.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Carlos Avery IS a public =
place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The temptation to get a better look is=20
strong.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The closer to extinction a creature is =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>the stronger the temptation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let's all work together and some day =
there will be=20
more Whoopers!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris Benson</FONT></DIV>
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