its a bird, its a plane, its an osprey! exploring the interaction between bird and human
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Its a Bird, Its a Plane, Its an Osprey!
Exploring the Interaction Between Bird and Human
Osprey Live Everywhere, Except Antarctica
Osprey & Fishermen• Osprey can catch up to 10 fish a day• Osprey eat about 80 different kinds of
fish• Some fishermen believed that Osprey
competed with them for fish• Some fishermen killed Osprey to protect “their” fish• Killing of Osprey by fishermen
reduced the Osprey population• Studies have shown that Osprey have
no effect on human fishing (http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Pandion_haliaetus)
Osprey and DDT• DDT was a pesticide used in the US in the early 20th century• People did not know it was harmful• DDT leaked into the soil• Soil and DDT washed into waterways• Fish got DDT inside them• Osprey eat fish 99% of the time• Osprey got DDT inside of them• DDT made Osprey egg shells fragile• Osprey eggs broke before they could hatch• DDT reduced the Osprey population • Osprey became an endangered species• In 1972 DDT was banned• The Osprey population is coming back• Osprey are no longer endangered
Osprey & Students
• In 2009 Students in Florida wanted to make the Osprey the new state bird in Florida
• More than 28,299 students voted for the change as part of a civics lesson during the last presidential election
• The Florida State legislature failed to ratify the Osprey as the new state bird of Florida because they said they had more important things to do
• The state bird of Florida is still the mockingbird.
Osprey Nesting Platforms• Some people use Osprey habitat to
build houses• Some people do not want Osprey
around• Sometimes Osprey nests are taken over
by other birds like owls, eagles and Canada Geese
• There are organizations *that build nesting platforms for Osprey to encourage the population to grow
• The Audubon Society has a live nest cam
*Conservation groups, businesses power companies, even health care workers
Sources of Information:
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/osprey/• http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Pandion_haliaetus/• http://
www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/article1034493.ece
• http://www.nhaudubon.org/osprey-monitoring-and-management
• http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/live-osprey-cam
• You Tube video: Osprey Catching fish• Google Images: Flying, map, nesting, fishing, eggs, nesting
platforms