<div dir="auto">Rachel,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Depending on the species and location, this fortunately might not be true anymore.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://ebird.org/news/sensitive-species-in-ebird">https://ebird.org/news/sensitive-species-in-ebird</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dave </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 25, 2022, 19:15 Rachel Lawson <<a href="mailto:rwlawson5593@outlook.com">rwlawson5593@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I just got back from a tour during which we saw a single bustard of a species that is vulnerable to extinction. Our guide told us not to report this individual on eBird because Saudi Arabian falconers read the reports and, within days, will arrive and kill
it. What a terrible use of an otherwise excellent resource.</div>
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