Blog for the EEMB168 Conservation Ecology class at UC Santa Barbara.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Certified Wildlife Habitats
My sister took this photo and sent it to me the other day to ask if I knew about Certified Wildlife Habitats... and I didn't until I googled it! Have you heard about this before? I thought I would pass it on to see what everyone thought about this... very interesting!
You clearly haven't got onto the mailing list of the National Wildlife Federation. I think I escaped them by moving town but I fear they will find me one day...
Anyway, I think the scheme really has two separate components: education and conservation. Educationally I think it is quite valuable making people think about the resources that wildlife needs. But in terms of conservation I'm less sure. Like the wildlife corridors we spoke of - backyards are unlikely to serve as a substitute for decent sized preserves. In a worse case scenario I suppose they could even be 'sinks' for certain species. In most cases though I imagine it is a step in the right direction.
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You clearly haven't got onto the mailing list of the National Wildlife Federation. I think I escaped them by moving town but I fear they will find me one day...
Anyway, I think the scheme really has two separate components: education and conservation. Educationally I think it is quite valuable making people think about the resources that wildlife needs. But in terms of conservation I'm less sure. Like the wildlife corridors we spoke of - backyards are unlikely to serve as a substitute for decent sized preserves. In a worse case scenario I suppose they could even be 'sinks' for certain species. In most cases though I imagine it is a step in the right direction.
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