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Index of Subjects Instead of poisoning the crows, where there will also be fallout for foxes, seagulls and coyotes, maybe they should finally address the greater hazard to the PP, by shooting all the dogs that uncaring owners let loose in or adjacent to the nests. Also, they could install spike belts to catch all the offending ATV's and 4x4's that refuse to acknowledge that there is such a thing as a piping plover! From personal experience, I can tell you that you had better be wearing a good set of earplugs if you challenge these people for such activities as you are going to get a loud response about constructional rights or "I paid my beach access fee so I'll do what I damn well please" Paul Murray Dartmouth -------------------------------------------------- From: <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:15 PM To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] cyanide laced plover eggs > Yeah. Really. > > I just watched a news report, news out of Boston WBZ. They had footage of > of a plover on the beach, on the nest, running around, eggs etc. They > showed a wire cage / fence set up around a nesting area. They estimated > there are no more than 600 nesting pairs in this area. It was Mass. > somewhere, I missed the geographic name. > > They claim that crows are a natural predator of the plover, eating the > eggs. So various eggs will be laced with cyanide, "sacrificing one to save > many| as the news reporter said. > > So my question is ( knowing the answer I'm pretty sure ) how asinine is > this little endeavor? I'm more than a little appalled. > > Angela in Windsor > > > When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the > rest of the world. > John Muir > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2690 - Release Date: 02/15/10 > 15:35:00 >
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