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For those who support the Canada Goose...Should we or other countries=A0be =
allowed to hunt our national bird? If we did not hunt the goose, overpopula=
tion problems would become a nuisance in some parts of the country. The wor=
ld perception of being able to hunt the national bird may be a little confl=
icted. =0A=0ARob Woods=0AGeorgefield NS=0AGo Gray Jay=0A=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A=0A=
=0A________________________________=0AFrom: "iamclar@dal.ca" <iamclar@dal.c=
a>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ASent: Mon, May 10, 2010 1:33:00 PM=0ASub=
ject: Re: [NatureNS] National bird of Canada=0A=0AHi All:=0A=0AThis can get=
rapidly out of hand, so let's keep it nationalism-lite. I got a followup f=
rom the CBC who received a call from a fellow who didn't remember its name =
was but promoted the bird that sings (and he has heard singing) "sweet, swe=
et, Canada, Canada, Canada."=0A=0AGreat choice that, except that it's "poor=
Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody . ." in New England and, alarmingly, "baise =
ma queue, Fr=E9deric, Fr=E9deric, Fr=E9deric . . " in Qu=E9bec. (Hope that =
gets through).=0A=0AI can see few flaws with Gray (CANADA, dammit) Jay, exc=
ept that it's a campsite thief; but, that's fair, since we steal its trees.=
And, as Brian notes, it did, after all, (re-)create the world - not bad fo=
r a modest Canuck.=0A=0AMaybe a more little seriously, there is some danger=
in allowing a wide public vote on an indefinite list. (We do have a repres=
entative democracy.) Perhaps each provincial naturalists' federation should=
draw up a list (annotated with support for the choice) and put the list ou=
t on a national website, maybe that of Nature Canada. Joan Czapaly, over to=
you.=0A=0ABest, Ian=0A=0AIan McLaren=0A=0A
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ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;=
font-size:12pt"><DIV>For those who support the Canada Goose...Should we or =
other countries be allowed to hunt our national bird? If we did not hu=
nt the goose, overpopulation problems would become a nuisance in some parts=
of the country. The world perception of being able to hunt the national bi=
rd may be a little conflicted. </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Rob Woods<=
/DIV>=0A<DIV>Georgefield NS</DIV>=0A<DIV>Go Gray Jay</DIV>=0A<DIV> </D=
IV>=0A<DIV><BR> </DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: t=
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=0A<HR SIZE=3D1>=0A<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "i=
amclar@dal.ca" <iamclar@dal.ca><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bol=
d">To:</SPAN></B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:=
bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, May 10, 2010 1:33:00 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"F=
ONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NatureNS] National bird of Canad=
a<BR></FONT><BR>Hi All:<BR><BR>This can get rapidly out of hand, so let's k=
eep it nationalism-lite. I got a followup from the CBC who received a call =
from a fellow who didn't remember its name was but promoted the bird that s=
ings (and he has heard singing) "sweet, sweet, Canada, Canada, Canada."<BR>=
<BR>Great choice that, except that it's "poor Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody=
. ." in New England and, alarmingly, "baise ma queue, Fr=E9deric, Fr=E9der=
ic, Fr=E9deric . . " in Qu=E9bec. (Hope that gets through).<BR><BR>I can se=
e few flaws with Gray (CANADA, dammit) Jay, except that it's a campsite thi=
ef; but, that's fair,
since we steal its trees. And, as Brian notes, it did, after all, (re-)cre=
ate the world - not bad for a modest Canuck.<BR><BR>Maybe a more little ser=
iously, there is some danger in allowing a wide public vote on an indefinit=
e list. (We do have a representative democracy.) Perhaps each provincial na=
turalists' federation should draw up a list (annotated with support for the=
choice) and put the list out on a national website, maybe that of Nature C=
anada. Joan Czapaly, over to you.<BR><BR>Best, Ian<BR><BR>Ian McLaren<BR><B=
R><BR></DIV></DIV></div><br></body></html>
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