tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post1359208572517882411..comments2024-03-09T07:38:54.691-08:00Comments on PeregrinePrints not dot com ... Blog: COSBIRDFBrandon Holdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-2630204166267519372015-03-19T15:54:19.996-07:002015-03-19T15:54:19.996-07:00I agree the swallow structures are a waste, but I ...I agree the swallow structures are a waste, but I think they are priced closer to $2,000 around Long Point. Not sure I believe that articles number. I suspect the decline is closer related to a decline in aerial insects, and other factors they face during migration and on the wintering grounds. As we all know, many aerial insectivores are declining, and they don't all nest in old barns! <br /><br />I'm more than happy to slap Barn Swallow's with the threatened label. From COSSARO's application for the listing of Barn Swallow: (In Canada).."Long-term BBS data show a statistically significant decline of 3.9% per year between 1970 and 2009 (Sauer et al. 2011), which corresponds to an overall population decline of about 79.6% over the last 40 years." If a decline by 80% doesn't get you listed I don't know what does. It's the negative trend that's worrying. There would have still have been "lots" of passenger pigeons and eskimo curlews after a decline of 80%, but we know how that ended. <br /><br />The general public's emotions do not play much of a role in listing species - there are specific thresholds that need to be met before a species is listed. Having said that I agree that insects generally get the shaft. <br /><br />Buying land is great for saving special habitats and areas of significance but it's not practical for protecting and or restoring populations of most species. $1,000,000 buys about 100 acres around Long Point and probably less land on Pelee Island..not much bang for your buck, and not solving the real problem with most of the declines we are seeing. Adam Timpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363745682063527559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-80216084884881806762015-03-18T08:48:34.456-07:002015-03-18T08:48:34.456-07:00Maybe I will. Sadly, the general public's emot...Maybe I will. Sadly, the general public's emotions govern what's to be saved - so as long as Bald Eagles and Monarchs exist, all is well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-90799084455916343642015-03-18T08:12:58.299-07:002015-03-18T08:12:58.299-07:00You should make COSLEPF! You should make COSLEPF! Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-30122568710807920682015-03-18T06:24:36.004-07:002015-03-18T06:24:36.004-07:00And what about the monarch? There are so many othe...And what about the monarch? There are so many other lep species out there that could actually benefit from increased funding (and need it a lot more).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-1212618859169610862015-03-17T17:09:14.473-07:002015-03-17T17:09:14.473-07:00haha - exactly... Just imagine if we pooled all of...haha - exactly... Just imagine if we pooled all of that BARS-structure money (which are meant to be a temporary thing, i think?), and bought some land at Long Point, or Pelee Island, or just about anything else!Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-89187993909881721022015-03-17T05:11:42.252-07:002015-03-17T05:11:42.252-07:00Relevant link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitch...Relevant link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/protected-barn-swallow-habitat-felled-by-chainsaw-near-tobermory-1.2996807<br />The main thing I learned is that some organization or government body is spending something like $10 000 apiece on barn swallow nest structures!Reuven Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841266154897629313noreply@blogger.com