Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- June 16, 2009
Penn State expert says farmers can help sustain local wildlife (:49)
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Suggested Intro:
PENNSYLVANIA'S FARMLANDS ONCE WERE HOME TO A VARIETY OF GAMEBIRDS AND SONGBIRDS. BUT A WILDLIFE SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS MANY FAMILIAR SPECIES ARE DISAPPEARING FROM THE NORTHEAST. GARY ABDULLAH REPORTS:
Story:
(:17) ACROSS THE NORTHEAST, TRADITIONAL REGIONAL BIRDS LIKE WOODCOCK, PHEASANT, MEADOWLARK AND QUAIL ARE LOSING HABITAT TO MODERN INTENSIVE FARMING. PENN STATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST MARGARET BRITTINGHAM SAYS THIS TREND LEAVES LITTLE ROOM FOR WILD BIRDS TO RAISE THEIR YOUNG IN THE MARGINS BETWEEN FIELD AND FOREST, AND FARMERS CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE:
Brittingham Actuality:
(:16) CERTAINLY, WHEN I TALK TO FARMERS, THEY SAY, 'OH, YES, THE BOBWHITE IS NOWHERE NEAR AS ABUNDANT AS IT USED TO BE, OR THE PHEASANT OR MEADOWLARKS.' SO, CERTAINLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT. BUT THEN THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF SOME OF THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT THEY COULD DO TO MAKE THE HABITAT BETTER FOR THEM."(:16) BRITTINGHAM'S NEW BOOKLET -- "FARMLANDS AND WILDLIFE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHEAST" -- SHOWS LANDOWNERS HOW MINOR PROPERTY CHANGES CAN HELP SUSTAIN LOCAL WILDLIFE. YOU CAN GET A FREE COPY ONLINE AT PUBS DOT C-A-S DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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