Problem
A local developer wants to build a new Sportsplex and parking lot with five soccer fields, three hockey rinks, and four baseball diamonds. The ideal location for this Sportsplex includes a rare nesting site of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), which has been designated as an endangered species. For the past three decades, efforts have been made to re-establish the peregrine falcon population.
1. From the developer's point of view, why is the value of the Sportsplex and parking lot greater than the value of the peregrine falcon nesting site?
2. From an ecologist's point of view, why is the value of the peregrine falcon nesting site greater than the value of the Sportsplex and parking lot?
3. Would you support or oppose the construction of the Sportsplex and parking lot? Why?