Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
OH / Columbus - Rhodes Tower - 2008-16
maggieblue:
--- Quote from: Pchemist on May 21, 2009, 10:58 ---It may well be that this is a key item for them in raising funds to keep their project going. I seriously doubt they would put the chicks in danger, no matter what we may think we see.
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I don't know how it works in State government in the U.S., but I would be surprised if fundraising was a part of the equation. I have never seen any fundraising requests on this site, and when the webcam computer needed to be replaced Donna Daniels talked about the challenges with the government budget. Private funding didn't appear to be an option. When I worked for a provincial government it was not possible for government departments to accept any funding from individuals or businesses. It appears to me to be more of a PR event and an attempt to involve the school children.
Elaine L:
--- Quote from: Pchemist on May 21, 2009, 10:58 ---I suspect this is how they do it at this site and it works for them. I'm going to defer to the people who run the site on decisions like how long to keep the chicks during banding and how many photos and people to allow. It may well be that this is a key item for them in raising funds to keep their project going. I seriously doubt they would put the chicks in danger, no matter what we may think we see.
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If you ever have an opportunity to volunteer at a wild bird centre, you will see how stress can kill them - so, for the sake of the birds, there is no talking, and the blood work and inspection are done as quickly as possible. Of course, all the hoopla surrounding the Ohio banding raises funds, and the kids treating the chicks as pets works for them, but when public relations takes precedence over the welfare of the birds, you have to wonder if the end justifies the means.
Pchemist:
I suspect this is how they do it at this site and it works for them. I'm going to defer to the people who run the site on decisions like how long to keep the chicks during banding and how many photos and people to allow. It may well be that this is a key item for them in raising funds to keep their project going. I seriously doubt they would put the chicks in danger, no matter what we may think we see.
eagle63_1999:
Well that is over and done with, says the kids, now we can be left in peace!
Elaine L:
The parents are extremely stressed; one keeps flying around, and cannot settle, while the other just does not know what to do. I don't think these biologists and their entourage should have kept the chicks out of the nest so long.
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