Post by williamclark on Jun 15, 2007 6:42:58 GMT -8
Hi everyone
Just copied this from the VANINT.bird site and I'm really mad, checked out this guys web site and this is not the first case. he is local so if anyone see,s him disturbing a nest please call Gord right away.
BillQuoting "Bishop,CAB [PYR]" <CAB.Bishop@ec.gc.ca>:
Hello all,
Today our field crew came across this wildlife photographer at one of
our chat nests in the South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. The
biologist was shocked to find that Donald Waite had cut a path and a
5ft
sq. patch of wild rose out of the bush to completely expose a chat
nest so that he could photograph it and its contents. He said he had
been there 3 days! He also said that after he finishes photographing
birds on nests he puts the vegetation (dead veg I suppose) back around
nests so no harm done! The chat chicks were still in the nest but Rene
weighed them and they were 2-3 grams underweight for their age
suggesting that the birds were not fed at the normal rate, likely due
to
disturbance. We don't know how this person figured out exactly where
and
how to find chat nests because as you may know they are d**n cryptic
and once
the birds are nesting the adults don't sing much. He did say he has
someone who helps him find nests but he did not reveal who it is. He
also said he was in process of also photographing a grosbeak nest at
South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. When he was asked to leave,
he then
asked if it was ok to come back tomorrow to photograph the birds
fledging!
He claimed ignorance of the impact he might be having on the birds on
their nest and their habitat around the nest esp. of a Species at Risk
residence. However I suspect this person knew very well that what he
was doing was not ethical. Perhaps you know this person and have had a
better experience with him. However based on this situation, I felt I
needed to alert wildlife people about this incident.
If you are approached by this person for access or suggestions on
where
to go to photograph wildlife please be aware of this situation. If
you
are inclined, please also pass this information on to as many people
as
you know in the Okanagan valley and elsewhere, I am not on my office
computer so I don't have my full email list.
His web site is: globalbirdphotos.com
Donald Waite is based in Maple Ridge.
Thanks,
Christine Bishop
Canadian Wildlife Service
CAB.Bishop@ec.gc.ca
Just copied this from the VANINT.bird site and I'm really mad, checked out this guys web site and this is not the first case. he is local so if anyone see,s him disturbing a nest please call Gord right away.
BillQuoting "Bishop,CAB [PYR]" <CAB.Bishop@ec.gc.ca>:
Hello all,
Today our field crew came across this wildlife photographer at one of
our chat nests in the South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. The
biologist was shocked to find that Donald Waite had cut a path and a
5ft
sq. patch of wild rose out of the bush to completely expose a chat
nest so that he could photograph it and its contents. He said he had
been there 3 days! He also said that after he finishes photographing
birds on nests he puts the vegetation (dead veg I suppose) back around
nests so no harm done! The chat chicks were still in the nest but Rene
weighed them and they were 2-3 grams underweight for their age
suggesting that the birds were not fed at the normal rate, likely due
to
disturbance. We don't know how this person figured out exactly where
and
how to find chat nests because as you may know they are d**n cryptic
and once
the birds are nesting the adults don't sing much. He did say he has
someone who helps him find nests but he did not reveal who it is. He
also said he was in process of also photographing a grosbeak nest at
South Okanagan Wildlife Management Area. When he was asked to leave,
he then
asked if it was ok to come back tomorrow to photograph the birds
fledging!
He claimed ignorance of the impact he might be having on the birds on
their nest and their habitat around the nest esp. of a Species at Risk
residence. However I suspect this person knew very well that what he
was doing was not ethical. Perhaps you know this person and have had a
better experience with him. However based on this situation, I felt I
needed to alert wildlife people about this incident.
If you are approached by this person for access or suggestions on
where
to go to photograph wildlife please be aware of this situation. If
you
are inclined, please also pass this information on to as many people
as
you know in the Okanagan valley and elsewhere, I am not on my office
computer so I don't have my full email list.
His web site is: globalbirdphotos.com
Donald Waite is based in Maple Ridge.
Thanks,
Christine Bishop
Canadian Wildlife Service
CAB.Bishop@ec.gc.ca