Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Killing for the same reason
An Enquiry to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Angus Macmillan: Visitor name: Visitor e-mail: Date of comment: 29/07/2007 15:16:56 Page commented on: http://www.rspb.org.uk/media/releases/index.asp Comment: The RSPB rightly condemns rogue gamekeepers for poisoning raptors that prey on the eggs and chicks of gamebirds. So is it ethical that you should be killing, or advocating the killing of, wildlife that prey of the eggs and chicks of birds you wish to protect? ______________________ RSPB: Thank you for your enquiry. The RSPB only undertakes predator control if the species concerned poses a real conservation threat to one or other species. A good example would be the short-term control of foxes and crows at Abernethy Forest in order to improve the parlous state of the resident capercaillie and black grouse populations. Yours sincerely Darren Oakley-Martin Wildlife Advisor The RSPB The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL Tel: 01767 693419 __________________ Angus Macmillan: Subject: Predator Control Date: 01/08/2007 To: Dear Mr Oakley-Martin Does the text below sound familiar, despite the slight alterations? Rogue gamekeepers only undertake predator control if the species concerned poses a real conservation threat to one or other species. A good example would be the short-term control of birds of prey on shooting estates in order to improve the parlous state of the resident pheasant and grouse populations. Of course it should! It's more or less your reply word for word. So ethically there is little or no difference between rogue gamekeepers and the RSPB. Both are killing wildlife for the same reason. Yours sincerely Angus Macmillan www.roots-of-blood.org.uk www.killhunting.org www.con-servation.org.uk All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. -- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
One more reason to go to Amsterdam | Gardening | |||
Any reason not to put multiple plants in one pot? | Orchids | |||
best reason for water changes | Ponds | |||
best reason for water changes (was best koi food.... ) | Ponds | |||
Another good reason to check the pond | Ponds |