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Hi Everyone; I was speaking with Fulton last night and he was quite surprised and not pleased with the article that quoted him. He told me he had been contacted by a reporter; and that he told her he wasn't there, and knew nothing about it. She then told him that a fuss was being made because one duck was found dead the next day. Fulton's comments were based solely on her information. He was quite annoyed, after speaking with Liz and Shane Gidney, who were there, to find out that there was more to the story than he'd been told. (See the last 3 paragraphs) --- Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Duck massacre story dead in the water > > By DAVENE JEFFREY Staff Reporter > > There wasn't a fireworks- fuelled duck massacre at > Dartmouth's Sullivans > Pond last Saturday evening, according to a city > official, a naturalist > and a fireworks expert. Rumours have swirled around > metro about a large > number of dead ducks found at the pond following a > small fireworks show > that was put on for the crowd attending Dartmouth's > Christmas tree > lighting ceremony. > > As the family- oriented show began near downtown > Dartmouth, there was > talk among the spectators who lined the small pond > that as many as 30 > ducks were killed at the event last year. > > Since then, at least one media outlet has carried a > news story about > ducks having been felled by fireworks, a Halifax > phone- in radio show > was devoted to the alleged killing and this > newspaper has received > outraged letters to the editor. > > " People have said there were six or seven ducks," > said John O'Brien, > spokesman for Halifax Regional Municipality. " But > the chairman of the ( > tree- lighting) committee and our people walked the > whole pond ( after > the show) and there was one ( dead) duck," he said. > > " Whether or not ( the death) was the result of the > fireworks or the > show there that evening, or whether something > happened earlier and it > was just discovered after ( the show), remains to be > seen," Mr. O'Brien > said. > > Talk of dead ducks also came as news to FredWade, > owner of Fireworks F/ > X, which put on the pyrotechnic show that night. > > " I don't know of any casualties," Mr. Wade said. > > At the beginning of the show, Mr. Wade fired off > several large > sparklers, which sent a shower of silver sparks over > seven metres into > the air. > > As the sparks lit up the pond, flocks of ducks took > flight from the > water and flew over the heads of the crowd in waves. > > " We try to get the ducks moving and away," Mr. Wade > said. > > When the loud fireworks started, most of the birds > had cleared the pond, > although a few appeared disoriented and flew in > circles near the > exploding, bright lights. > > After the show was over, Mr. Wade said his crew > checked the shoreline > where they set off the fireworks and found no dead > ducks. > > It is unlikely that any duck would die as the result > of fireworks, said > Nova Scotia Bird Society member Fulton Lavender. > > " They are very agile and good navigators," Mr. > Lavender said in a > telephone interview Wednesday. > > " I'm suspecting if they found a dead duck, it was > likely from some > other reason," the avid birder said . > > ( djeffrey@herald.ca) > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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