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I am very happy to report that the WED is back up on-line and
obviously doing quite well, courtesy of our colleague David Doyle.
Here are some notes from the current issue. Richard@Flora.Com ...
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Date: 10/22-10/30/97
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WILDLIFE ECOLOGY Digest (WED) #40
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Topics in this issue:
1. Wildlife Habitat Inventories
9. RFI: Indonesian fires and wild bird populations
19. Forestry/Wildlife Faculty Position Opening
23. Playa La Flor National Wildlife Refuge
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Topic #1
From: snrnilon@SHOWME.MISSOURI.EDU (Charles Nilon)
Subject: Wildlife Habitat Inventories
Dear Colleagues:
I'm interested in assessing how local governments have used information
from wildlife habitat inventories in their planning, zoning, and land
management activities.
Does anyone know if there is a comprehensive list of cities in the U.S.
that have completed wildlife habitat inventories. Examples are those
completed in Tucson, Arizona and Portland, Oregon.
If you have information on the cities studied and who did the study,
please send it to me and I will post the results to the list.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Charlie Nilon
School of Natural Resources
University of Missouri-Columbia
snrnilon@showme.missouri.edu
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Topic #9
From: Norma Goldberger (ngoldber@neo.lrun.com)
Subject: RFI: Indonesian fires and wild bird populations
I would like to know the effect of the Indonesian fires on the wild bird
populations. I am a parrot owner and subscribe to several parrot lists
and there are many of us wondering the fate of some of the cousins of
the birds that we love and cherish in our homes.
Norma
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Topic #11
From: Richard Seaby <Richard@irchouse.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Species Diversity and Richness Program
Announcement
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environmentalists in the calculation and application of diversity
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Species Diversity and Richness is also a good educational program for
both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Instruction book available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Price 50 UK pounds Sterling (+ VAT in EU Only)
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or
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For more information visit our web site at
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Topic #19
From: jchamb@lsu.edu (Jim Chambers)
Subject: Forestry/Wildlife Faculty Position Opening
Hardwood Silviculture/Forest Wildlife Management Position Available in the
School of Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and
College of Agriculture
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
RANK: Assistant/Associate Professor
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. related to hardwood silviculture, ecology of
hardwood or hardwood/pine forests, and wildlife management, with at least
one degree in forestry. Course work or experience in the following areas
is desirable: Silviculture, quantitative silviculture, upland wildlife
management, forest ecology, and forest management related to hardwoods.
Candidates must be able to work with and communicate effectively with
scientists, consultants, extension personnel, public and private forest
managers and forest landowners.
NATURE OF WORK: Responsibilities will include:
Teach an undergraduate course in hardwood silviculture and a second course
in forest wildlife management. Teach a graduate-level course in specialty
area.
Conduct research and direct graduate students in field related to
bottomland hardwood silviculture and wildlife management.
Actively seek/secure outside funding to enhance research program.
Publish regularly in scientific and professional journals and present
research finding at professional meetings.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Benefits include university holidays, retirement system, earned annual and
sick leave, and optional group hospitalization and life insurance.
DATE AVAILABLE: November 21, 1997
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 5, 1998 or until a suitable candidate is
identified
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applicants should submit a letter of application
along with curriculum vitae, transcripts, list of publications, and recent
reprints and have at least three letters of recommendation sent directly
to:
Dr. S. J. Chang, Chairman of Search Committee
School of Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6202
Telephone: 504-388-4167, Fax: 504-388-4227, E-mail:
xp2610@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu
LOUISIANA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
ARE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYERS
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Topic #21
From: doug.norris@dnr.state.mn.us (Doug Norris)
Subject: Wetlands Ecologist Position Announcement
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking candidates
for a wetlands ecologist position (Natural Resources Specialist, Senior --
Ecologist) to develop wetland management guidelines for a selected
region of the state, as identified in the Minnesota Wetlands Conservation
Plan.
Duration: This is a two year, full time, unclassified position beginning in
late 1997 or early 1998 with funding provided by a USEPA wetlands
planning grant.
Location: This position will be located in the Minneapolis - St. Paul Metro
area, but may require frequent travel.
Compensation: $31,681 to $35,096 per year, depending on
qualifications, plus medical, dental and life insurance, retirement benefits,
paid holidays and vacation and sick leave. This is an unclassified
position, so the incumbent will not accrue seniority.
Duties: Develop detailed, region-specific wetland management
guidelines that will facilitate the implementation of the Minnesota Wetlands
Conservation Plan within a selected ecological unit in the state. The
regional management guidelines may pertain to the
maintenance/restoration of fish and wildlife populations, water quality,
surface and groundwater hydrologic regimes, recreational opportunities,
or other wetland functions and values. Responsibilities will include (1)
coordinating with representatives of local governments, local
representatives of state and federal agencies, local experts from
academia and local landowners in the selected wetland ecological unit,
(2) collecting and compiling all available data, studies, surveys and other
information that relates to wetland regulation and management within the
selected ecological unit, and (3) preparing and distributing a final
product(s) that summarizes and integrates the collected information and
presents the management guidelines in a format that is accessible and
immediately applicable to wetland regulation and management decisions.
Qualifications: Candidates will be assessed on their education and
experience. Minimum qualifications are a bachelor's degree in ecology,
wetlands ecology, wetlands science, aquatic ecology, community
ecology, conservation biology, water resources management, fisheries,
wildlife, zoology, botany, hydrology, or related natural resources fields
plus a minimum of two years of experience in natural resources
management, preferably in wetlands management or regulation. A
masters degree is preferred, but not required and may count toward the
experience requirement.
To apply:
Submit resume and two references by December 1, 1997 to:
Doug Norris
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Road, Box 25
St. Paul, MN 55155-4025
Contact Doug Norris at (612) 296-0779 or at
doug.norris@dnr.state.mn.us for additional information
The Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources is an equal opportunity
employer.
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Topic #23
From: cetancre@bellsouth.net (Catherine E. Tancrelle)
Subject: Playa La Flor National Wildlife Refuge
Biologists and environmentalists in Nicaragua have asked for international
support to protect one of Nicaragua's (and the world's) most important
nesting beach for the olive ridley sea turtle, Playa La Flor National Wildlife
Refuge.
Attached is a letter to the President of Nicaragua asking for strong
Protection for this National Wildlife Refuge, which is now being threatened by a
Proposed hotel development.
We are asking you to sign on to this open letter by returning the following
message
"Add my name to letter to President of Nicaragua re: Playa La Flor"
Send to Randall Arauz, Email: rarauz@cariari.ucr.ac.cr
And Please, cc the message to ja@nicarao.apc.org.ni
or to the nicaraguan sustained development network
ayon@ns.sdnnic.org.ni
Please include your:
Name:___________________________________ (if PhD, please include)
Affiliation:_______________________________
Phone________________________fax__________
email_____________________________________
We also encourage you to send individual letters and institutional letters
from organizations you belong to. (Please fax or email copies to me.)
What follows is the exact text of the letter followed by some background
information. In a separate file you will find a copy of the resolution
issued
by the participants of the Regional Worskshop for the Conservation of Sea
Turtles, held in Tortuguero Costa Rica, from September 26 to October 1 of
1997.
Thank you for your prompt attention.
Viva La Tortuga!
Randall Arauz
Central American Director
Sea Turtle Restoration Project, EII
Apdo 1203-1100
Tibas, San Jose, COSTA RICA
Phone/fax (506) 236 6017
email rarauz@caiari.ucr.ac.cr
Letter to President Arnoldo Aleman Concerning
Protection of Playa La Flor and Olive Ridley Turtles
PRESIDENT ARNOLDO ALEMAN
Republic of Nicaragua
Casa Presidencial
Managua, Nicaragua
Dear President Aleman:
The Nicaraguan government's protection of Playa La Flor to date has
allowed it to remain one of the world's most important nesting sites for
olive ridley sea turtles.
The olive ridley sea turtle is an endangered species protected
under
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
and several other international treaties. Nicaragua is home to two
critical
nesting sites for this species at Playa La Flor National Wildlife Refuge
and Chococente National Wildlife Refuge. These arribada beaches
are two of only approximately 6 such sites in the Eastern Pacific.
Recent information suggests that Playa La Flor is threatened by a
hotel construction project which has already brought and dumped many
truckloads of river rock inside the reserve. The present destructive
activities have begun without the proper environmental studies (as
specified in the General Law of the Environment), and are likely to
threaten this important nesting site while diminishing Nicaragua's
international
reputation as a leader in sea turtle conservation.
The fate of this critical sea turtle habitat and the future of
Nicaragua's
natural resources remain in your control. We urge you to protect Playa
La Flor Wildlife Refuge to the full extent of General Law of the
Environment
of Nicaraguan for present and future generations of Nicaraguans and for
all
humanity.
Sincerely,
(list of names to follow)
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Background Information
Playa La Flor, located on Nicaragua's Pacific Coast, is one of only two
arribada
sites for the endangered olive ridley sea turtle in Nicaragua, and is one
of
approximately six sites still remaining in the Eastern Pacific.
* Approximately 15,000 olive ridley turtles nest at Playa La Flor each
year.
* Leatherback sea turtles also nest at the site regularly and green and
hawksbill
sea turtles have also been reported to nest there occasionally.
* Playa La Flor has been protected as a National Wildlife Refuge for
several
years, though its official status as a Wildlife Refuge was only finalized
in 1996.
* The Nicaraguan Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
(MARENA) and the University of Central America (UCA) have been carrying
out efforts to develop sea turtle monitoring and research programs, as well
as
community-based conservation programs.
* A landowner with inholdings inside the refuge (and directly behind the
nesting beach) has illegally and without permits begun construction
activities
in recent months that threaten the nesting beach including:
* road building
* land clearing, second growth tree cutting
* fencing the nesting beach with barbed-wire, impacting nesting
turtles
* planting of non-native vegetation (teak, melina, pine) in areas
used
by nesting turtles and within the Refuge in general.
* illegal collection of river rock (70+ truck loads) and dumping
into refuge for future hotel construction site.
* allowing his cattle and horses to enter the nesting area and
trample nests
This is presumably for the construction of a hotel or high-priced
residences.
The individual is quite influential with the present government of
Nicaragua
and believes he can act with impunity.
* JA! ( Environmental Youth!), UCA (University of Central America) and
other
Nicaraguan biologists and conservationists (representatives
from communities surrounding La Flor and Chacocente) have requested
support to pressure the Nicaraguan government to enforce the General Law of
the Environment, in order to protect Playa La Flor and the endangered sea
turtles
that nest there.
* During the Regional Workshop for the Conservation of Central American Sea
Turtles, held in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, from September 26 to October 1 of
1997,
the participating group voted unanimously to support a Resolution directed
toward
the President of Nicaragua to protect Playa La Flor and ensure the General
Law
of the Environment is fully enforced. An electronic version with the
signatures
of the participants is enclosed as a separate file.
SEA TURTLE RESTORATION PROJECT *
EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE
VISIT OUR WWW SITE AND JOIN US
IN OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE THE SEA TURTLES
www.earthisland.org/strp/strpindx.html
please add my name :
Catherine Tancrelle
graduate student, marine biology
(919)851-5619
cetancre@bellsouth.net
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