A different slant on how to protect a species. Carl Clifford Begin forwarded message: > From: 李 静 <sylvie.jing@gmail.com> > Date: 14 November 2013 21:55:51 AEDT > To: orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com > Cc: davidsharp1@hotmail.com, LGREUK400@aol.com > Subject: Re: [OB] Look out for spoon-billed sandpipers > > Dear all > > This is Jing Li from spoon-billed sandpiper in China, the team working in Rudong. > > I am not aware of this plan, > >> When initially informed of this predicament, the Chinese Authority view was to catch them all and ship them off to Slimbridge in the UK – they believed that was the way of saving them – almost akin to many people’s view of protecting Giant Pandas elsewhere in the country. > > Can anyone help provide more information about this? > > Thanks > > Jing Li > SBS in China > > > >> 在 2013-11-14，下午5:29， LGREUK400@aol.com 写道： >> >> >> >> I believe a recent census of Asiatic waders in Rudong Mudflats (China) revealed the presence of just under 170 Spoon-billed Sandpipers in that region – the largest and most important number in the World (this is both a wintering and staging site for the species). But guess what, the Chinese authorities have these mudflats earmarked for development, despite the presence of these extremely rare birds, and seem set to continue with this traversty, despite protestation by those very few researchers/birdwatchers living in this province. When initially informed of this predicament, the Chinese Authority view was to catch them all and ship them off to Slimbridge in the UK – they believed that was the way of saving them – almost akin to many people’s view of protecting Giant Pandas elsewhere in the country. I have no idea how these critically endangered food eco-systems are going to be saved in China from this exploitation but it is going to need a massive amount of compelling scientific research to stop it, but photographing colour-ringed Spoonies, Nordmann’s Greenshanks and Great Knots at Rudong may provide some help and certainly prove an important point. Sadly, the enormous wealth and growth now being felt in eastern Asia is having serious repercussions for our wildlife in this region – but hey, that happened in the UK some 60 years ago and hence why we now boast the biodiversity drought and desert we now enjoy in the majority of our countryside outside of nature reserves >> >> Best wishes >> >> >> >> Lee G R Evans, Ornithological Consultant, Author, Bird Guide & Tour Leader >> General Ornithology – www.uk400clubonline.co.uk >> British Birding Association – http://bbabirding.blogspot.co.uk >> Professional Guiding – Latest Tour Information – http://ultimateguidingbirdwise.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Breaking News/Bird Information/Announcements – http://uk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.co.uk >> Rare Birds in Britain – http://rarebirdsinbritain.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Western Palearctic Bird News – http://rarebirdsinthewesternpalearctic.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Items For Sale or Exchange – http://leesmemorabiliaandcollectables.blogspot.co.uk/ >> >> Local Websites >> Bedfordshire Birding – http://bedfordshirebirding.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Hertfordshire Birding – http://hertfordshirebirding.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Buckinghamshire Birding – http://buckinghamshirebirding.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Birds of Tring Reservoirs – http://birdingtringreservoirs.blogspot.co.uk/ >> Amersham Birding – http://birdingamersham.blogspot.co.uk/ > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (5) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 1 > Visit Your Group > This group is run in association with the Oriental Bird Club. To find out more about the Club and its conservation work, and to become a member, please visit www.orientalbirdclub.org > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback > . > > __,_._,___ =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
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