Mist Netting & Bird Banding; Right or Wrong?

[christopher galeski]

Artie,I have always been against ringing,that what it is called over here in uk,I know of a bird ringer ,who is a official ringer for eastlancs,the local tv company made a film about him ringing,they went to a peragrine site near to were I live,the climber went down to the nest site,put the chicks in a bag,they wer lifted up,all the chicks were alive when they wer put in,when they took them out to ring them,one was dead,they did not show this or mention this in the film.I was told this by a wildlife officer for that area,off the record.thanks.

[Arthur Morris]

Artie,I have always been against ringing,that what it is called over here in uk,I know of a bird ringer ,who is a official ringer for eastlancs,the local tv company made a film about him ringing,they went to a peragrine site near to were I live,the climber went down to the nest site,put the chicks in a bag,they wer lifted up,all the chicks were alive when they wer put in,when they took them out to ring them,one was dead,they did not show this or mention this in the film.I was told this by a wildlife officer for that area,off the record.thanks.

From what I know, all bird banders are never keen to advertise the mishaps. In the book I mentioned above, the head raptor guy was pissed at the author for revealing (reporting is my choice of words there) on the pigeon jerking and the fact that some woman was watching the afore-mentioned pigeon jerking and had an animal rights fit. And they do not want anyone near their blinds lest they "disturb" the operation or could it be that they do not want anyone seeeing what goes on?