While the analogy is weak, the potential is still there. After all, monkey watchers spend hours and hours watching the same monkeys, while bird watchers move from species to species. So, the objective of monkey watching, while in part might be the making of a life list, would probably mostly be to just watch them behave. So, instead of life list of species, it might be a life list of behaviors that they record. Just like who (in birding) has the longest list of species gains status, for monkey watchers perhaps who saw the most unusual behaviors would gain status. So, I think the potential is there, just need a catalyst.
Jim On 8/13/07, William Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is an interesting idea, but the analogy to bird-watching is weak. > There > are only a few primates that are serously endangered, mostly the great > apes, > and I think that anyone motivated by life lists would simply head for > Madagascar and count lemurs. I suspect that getting a lot of spotters int= o > the field would have a negative impact on the species being spotted. > > It is worth keeping in mind that one of the most successful measures in > bird > conservation is the habitat preservation by Ducks Unlimited, whose motive > is > to shoot ducks! > > Bill Silvert > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "WENDEE HOLTCAMP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:19 PM > Subject: primate watching > > > >I read something recently where someone was pondering whether we could > > create a system of primate watching, similar to birdwatching, as a way > to > > channel funds into primate conservation. So instead of life lists for > > birds > > (or in addition to) they would have life lists for primates. I thought > > this > > was really interesting and was just going to try to pitch an article on > > it, > > but now I can't seem to find it anywhere - I didn't find it from a > google > > search and I can't remember if I saw this in the news or a scientific > > journal TOC, or what. I am pretty sure it was a primatologist or > > biologist/ecologist making the statement. > > > > > > > > Does this ring any bells for anyone? If so please contact me offlist > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Wendee > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Wendee Holtcamp * Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian > > > > <http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/> > > http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com > > Bohemian Adventures Blog * <http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/> > > http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com > > > > The Fish Wars: A Christian Evolutionist > > <http://thefishwars.blogspot.com/> > > http://thefishwars.blogspot.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Online Writing Course Starts Sep 15. Sign Up Now! > > > > > > > > > --=20 James J. Roper, Ph.D. Ecologia e Din=E2micas Populacionais de Vertebrados Terrestres ------------------------------ Caixa Postal 19034 81531-990 Curitiba, Paran=E1, Brasil ------------------------------ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telefone: 55 41 33857249 Mobile: 55 41 99870543 ------------------------------ Ecologia e Conserva=E7=E3o na UFPR <http://www.bio.ufpr.br/ecologia/> Personal Pages <http://jjroper.googlespages.com>
