Malcolm scribbled:

On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:39:56 GMT, Malcolm
wrote:

As many of you are aware, the RSPB, SNH joint slaughter campaign for
the Uist hedgehogs has begun, the nazi CONservation hooligans are
desperate to thwart the efforts of professional bodies to re-locate
these victims of nazi style wildlife persecution within conservation.
The hedgehogs are one of many millions of animals slaughtered
annually by tabletop conservationists in the UK and they are doing
it with your donations, given to protect wildlife. Join the fight to
save the wildlife from the CONservation hooligans and expose the lie
of the necessity for culling.

Maybe the answer here is to view this as a marketing opportunity. There is
money to be made. Baked hedgehog (furze pig) is a delicacy among my people.
Perhaps the farming of hedgehogs for consumption offers a solution to the
Uist problem. With proper marketing and education of the palette, hedgehogs
can be managed not only to reduce the population on Uist but to provide
funds for other conservation projects.

SJR

ESAD