This just seemed noteworthy. Maybe it could be replicated for other species …
Kirtland’s warbler tours will be offered daily from May 15 through May 31, 7 days a week at the Mio Ranger District of the Huron National Forest. The Kirtland’s warbler tour costs $10 per adult and is free for children. Funds from the tours help cover costs associated with the tours.
I’m concerned that tours like these may disturb some species and interrupt successful reproduction practices.
FS biologists can quickly inform whether or not proposed activities like this will disturb species and no district that I know of would do so over ologist objections.
Melody, I think that’s an interesting observation. I’ve been on carnivore sightseeing/educational tours of carnivores in Yellowstone, I also see that there are sage grouse lek tours. It seems to be a fairly common thing in the West.
This question would be addressed by a NEPA process …. I wonder …. No sign of any NEPA in their archives, though there was one for a research study. (Is there a CE for wildlife tours?)