Questions swim to the surface: 1) How many are left? Is there a large enough population to conserve? (See some of the Hawaiian species' problems.) Will others be discovered in divergent locations?
2) Should access be regulated, restricted, even denied? Who makes such decisions? Will birders abide by such decisions? 3) Which model of conservation will we use, from highly interventional (California Condor) to "letting nature take its course"? 4) How many resources ($$ and otherwise) can we justify allocating for conservation? 5) How did they keep it secret for so long? (chuckle) 6) In a completely different vein, why does this announcement bring such joy to our souls? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
