The Scientist as an Instrument for Corporate Public Relations 3.2 Conflicts between scientific aims and other ethically relevant aims. The Mt. Graham Case. Biologists and ecologists are opposed development in squirrel's primary habitat. Mt. Graham is a traditional Apache prayer site, and is sacred to the San Carlos Apache people. The additional scopes would violate the religious values of the San Carlos Apaches.
Tribal resolutions oppose the project on religious grounds.
The squirrels have done well since the instalation of the first scopes. Opinions among San Carlos Apache people differ concerning the sacredness of MtGraham. The environmental impact of the project, including its impact on the Mt. Graham squirrels, would be negligible. All of the relevant competing interests can be accomodated. Scopes are compatible with the spiritual value Mt. Graham has for the Apaches, with preservation of the endangered squirrels, and will be a boon to research and to the economy.