I remember you telling us that years ago, Charlie. It strongly affected how I looked at the Snow Goose spectacle ever since. I also remember an in depth discussion of how our agricultural practices contribute to so much of our environmental degradation yet the subject is so political and fraught that few are willing to touch it. Think millions of acres of corn for just one example. The geese are well fed. And I don’t blame farmers for that. It’s way more complicated. Sigh.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 9:30 AM, Mark Fitz <mark15f...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Despite the spectacle, that is an enlightening piece of information. Thanks > much for passing it on and for reference to the 1997 article. > > Mark Fitzsimmons > >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 8:32 AM Charles Rouse <carous...@outlook.com> wrote: >> Greetings All, >> For all of you who have been seeing the Snow Goose "breathtaking spectacle" >> throughout the Finger Lakes area and think it's just the coolest thing >> you've ever seen - think again. >> A number of years ago I attended a program at MNWR which focused on the >> out-of-control Snow Goose population and the devastating effect they are >> having the tundra where they breed. Bottom line is that Snow Geese are >> destroying the ultra-fragile tundra, which is made up of primarily of >> lichens which grow exceedingly slow. Snow Goose foraging behavior causes >> them to uproot the lichens entirely rather than nip them off above ground, >> which results in a Tundra desert. >> I encourage everyone to Google: Trouble on the Tundra: Snow Geese Under The >> Gun, by Howard Schneider, 1997. If this was a major concern 25 years ago, >> imagine what the effect is today. >> >> Charlie Rouse >> Geneva, NY >> >> >> >> >> > > _._,_._,_ > Groups.io Links: > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#17119) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This > Topic | New Topic > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [betsywruss...@aol.com] > > _._,_._,_ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
