Audubon, TIOF to present ‘Ospreys 2021 The Revival of a Global Raptor’
By AUDUBON SOCIETY - | Feb 18, 2021
ALAN POOLE
Alan Poole
The Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society and The International Osprey Foundation will host Dr. Alan F. Poole for a Webinar program, “Ospreys 2021 The Revival of a Global Raptor,” on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
An author and associate of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Poole will bring attendees up to date on the status of one of the best-loved birds of prey using part travelogue, part biography and part scientific detective story. Editor of the Birds of North America life history series for 22 years, he lives along the Westport River estuaries in Massachusetts and has been studying ospreys for over 35 years. Poole has written two books on the species, including the recent “Ospreys: the Revival of a Global Raptor.”
TIOF awards grant to Belarus team
By TIOF - | Jan 13, 2021
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Three osprey chicks in a nest in Belarus.
The International Osprey Foundation’s 2020 grant for $2,034 was awarded to Denis Keitel and his team for their research to identify and secure official protection status for osprey nesting sites in the bogs and river valleys of the northern Belarus forests in eastern Europe. Timely protection is essential to prevent logging in critical breeding areas, TIOF Grants Chair Carol Smith said.
The program aligns with osprey recovery and conservation plans developed by the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife. Key elements of the program include mapping four at-risk areas where osprey populations have been reported, determining population metrics and nest productivity, banding chicks and installing artificial nesting platforms where needed, and securing national protection status involving approval from four government agencies.
Sanibel-Captiva Audubon announces virtual lecture series for 2021
By AUDUBON SOCIETY - | Dec 18, 2020
RICK BUNTING
Kingfisher
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society’s lecture programs offered live for decades at The Community House will be presented as a series of Zoom Webinars this season.
They will take place on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in January and February.
Dr. Jerry Jackson, local wildlife expert and host of WGCU’s radio show “With the Wild Things,” will kick off the series with a presentation focused on bird behavior. This season’s lineup also includes Audubon lecture favorite Rick Bunting and a special joint presentation with The International Osprey Foundation and Dr. Alan Poole, noted osprey expert and author.