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Hello All, Jan 31, 2012
Just to put some balance in this discussion, and I do not wish to =
defend the hunting of animals from vehicles, it has been my experience =
(and perhaps I am out of date) that hunters and sports fishermen tend to =
willingly support conservation of habitat with their own money whereas =
naturalist organizations tend to be generous with other people's (tax) =
money.=20
I am amused by the insinuation that there is something unsavory =
about hunting and fishing. I hope Aldo Leopold, wherever he may be, is =
suitably ashamed of himself.=20
In general, animals become less common as a result of habitat =
impairment, not from hunting or fishing activities.=20
Drawing on memory, The Audubon Society was founded by an editor of a =
rod and game magazine with funds (I think) drawn from rod and game =
organizations. And the nucleus of Canada's National Park system was =
established at the urging big game hunters so that large areas of high =
quality habitat would be set aside in which hunting would be prohibited.
Based on personal experience, most people involved in rod and game =
activities have a deep appreciation of the natural world.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: ulli@dunlin.ca=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] ?!
Well,
no don't need to look that far.
On our own doorstep we have an active Sport Fishing crowd on fresh and =
salt water, shark fishing derbys off shore, plenty of Sunday morning =
hunting and fishing shows on TV with "Sport" in the title, and then =
there is Ducks Unlimited.=20
Sure this organization created a lot of protected waterfowl habitat, =
and so do other organizations in this kind of recreational activities in =
other areas.
Lots of good work is done, important work. But the taste of a self =
serving purpose often remains ........
Ulli
> true!
>=20
> On 31/01/12 7:36 AM, John and Nhung wrote:
> > "Sport" can be pretty obscene sometimes, can't it?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
> > On Behalf Of Annabelle Thiebaux
> > Sent: January-31-12 7:16 AM
> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> > Subject: [NatureNS] ?!
> >
> >> The houbara bustard, a gentle desert bird native to Central Asia, =
has
> >> been poached to near-extinction despite being protected under
> >> Pakistani law. These birds need your help!
> >>
> >> The Sindh Wildlife Department has full authority to control sport
> >> hunting. However, influential local personalities support this
> >> tradition, and the law is not enforced.
> >
> >> These birds are crucial to maintaining the biodiversity of the =
Middle
> >> East and Central Asia, but are expected to go extinct in as =
little as
> >> 15 years if sport hunting is kept up.
> >>
> >
> >
>=20
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Jan 31,=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Just to put some balance in this=20
discussion, and I do not wish to defend the hunting of animals from =
vehicles, it=20
has been my experience (and perhaps I am out of date) that hunters and =
sports=20
fishermen tend to willingly support conservation of =
habitat with their=20
own money whereas naturalist organizations tend to be generous with =
other=20
people's (tax) money. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> I am amused by the insinuation =
that there=20
is something unsavory about hunting and fishing. I hope Aldo Leopold, =
wherever=20
he may be, is suitably ashamed of himself. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> In general, animals become less =
common as a=20
result of habitat impairment, not from hunting or fishing=20
activities. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Drawing on memory, The Audubon =
Society was=20
founded by an editor of a rod and game magazine with funds (I think) =
drawn from=20
rod and game organizations. And the nucleus of Canada's National Park =
system was=20
established at the urging big game hunters so that large areas of =
high=20
quality habitat would be set aside in which hunting would be=20
prohibited.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Based on personal experience, =
most people=20
involved in rod and game activities have a deep appreciation of the =
natural=20
world. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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