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"Mick Manford" wrote in message
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Gorgeous George wrote in message
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On 28 Apr 2003 09:03:52 -0700, (Mick Manford)
wrote:
Instead of just typing in "Lie" when you don't like something I say,
perhaps you could add some extra, you know, like, arguement to back up
your claim.
Similarly you state boldly that I am somebody called Gervais or
something like that. Utter nonsense and indeed a lie. I'm Mick
Manford. My mother can confirm this.
Do enlighten me as to why you think I am somebody else.
Are you denying that Uist Hedgehog Rescue have only removed one animal
from North Uist? Have you asked them. Cos if you phone them up that is
what they will tell you. Nobody need take my word for it on this. If
you ask them how many hedgehogs they have taken they will tell you
over a hundred. If you ask them how many were from North Uist where
the cull is taking place they will tell you one (unless the figure has
shot up in recent days)
Perhaps you may recall that the aim of both the SNH cullers and the hedgehog
welfare organisations is to remove all hedgehogs from the Uists and
Benbecula over a period of years to try and reduce hedgehog depredation on
some wading birds. If, as you imply, the hedgehog welfare organisations have
removed around a hundred hedgehogs from the islands so far this year, that
is a hundred or so less to disrupt the birds, and about three times better
(i.e. more) than has been accomplished by the cullers in the same period.
The cullers, operating solely in North Uist, have apparently culled c.30
from an estimated population of 200 (=15%) on that island, while the
removers, operating mainly on Benbecula and South Uist, have removed
c.100 from an estimated population of 5000 (= 2%).
You make a very valid point that every one removed from whichever island
means fewer birds' eggs eaten, but I haven't actually seen the removers
say other than they are protecting hedgehogs from being culled.
If the hedgehog people merely wished to frustrate the cull, they would
presumably be attempting to sabotage it, rather than relocate hedgehogs.
I have not seen a single claim from the removers that the hedgehogs
aren't to blame for the reduction in breeding birds. Therefore, if
frustrating the cull was ever actually considered, it must have been
very quickly appreciated that it was not the way forward.
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Malcolm