Quite agree – why is it that people have to be so negative – is it that they have failed to find the bird themselves? I remember the old days when any sighting by an amateur was considered unacceptable until a professional had confirmed it….. now that’s opening another can of worms! > > This detraction of John Young is incomprehensible and I have to > question why such a post was not moderated and removed from the > list. The victimisation against John under any circumstances on this > forum is shameful. > > There should be no detraction from the significance of this Night > Parrot discovery. It is the greatest Australian ornithological find > that has happened in my life time and John Young has done it. With > limited information known about the subject, he intentionally targeted > the species, and then searched relentlessly for years under the most > difficult of conditions. He persevered where many others would have > given up and through sheer determination; he eventually found live > wild birds. There was no dumb luck associated with this discovery. > It is a testimonial to his generosity and stoic character that after > all the intentional denigration, that he could or should ever consider > sharing his information. > > This monumental achievement is all in a class of its own. > > > Ian May > St Helens, Tasmania > > > ———————————————————————— > > Greg Roberts wrote: >> It is a pity that the well-deserved accolades being heaped on John Young for >> his Night Parrot discovery are tempered by the sort of reference we see here >> from Geoff. >> >> >> >> For the record, there were sound reasons for raising serious doubts about >> some of John’s previous pronouncements, most notably his claim to have >> discovered a new species of fig-parrot. I won’t go over old ground but those >> reasons are detailed here:http://tinyurl.com/nzytmlu. I invite anyone with >> a dispassionate interest in that affair to carefully consider the facts. I >> raise this matter now only because Geoff, Lloyd and others have done so in a >> derogatory way. >> >> >> >> It is not a case of “eating humble pie”. I and other critics have always >> admired John’s considerable expertise in the field and I made that point at >> the time. John Young is a bushman and birder par excellence and that has >> never been in doubt in my view. What was always a puzzle to many of us was >> why some of these ploys of times past ever came into play. >> >> >> >> I have no doubts about his current Night Parrot record and congratulate him >> warmly on his exciting discovery. But be assured that the circumstances >> surrounding this discovery are a world away from other matters I have >> referred to. >> >> >> >> Message: 11 >> >> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:22:42 +1000 >> >> From: “Geoff Jones”
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