Endangered species

[ELKCHSR]

You have to read the whole story to appreciate the overzealous attitude of those who want to save the world.

This article is over one dead bird that there is a million breeding pairs, so two million birds, and for some reason it's on the endangered species list. The big thing is that this bird isn't endangered at all.

There is only "LESS" in the area involved...

Then the mindset of the save the world crowd is that they call the person who killed the bird and give him death threats.

See for yourself and form your own opinion.


Dead Bird Overshadows Domino World Record


AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch television show claimed to have knocked down a chain of more than 4.1 million dominoes Friday in a new world record, but organizers conceded the event was overshadowed by the earlier shooting of an errant sparrow.


The sparrow was killed by an exterminator with an air rifle on Monday after it knocked down 23,000 dominoes. The killing was seen by many as an overreaction, and angered animal rights and bird protection groups.

It later emerged that the house sparrow, though common, is classified as an endangered species in the Netherlands. Its population has halved in the past 20 years to less than 1 million breeding pairs, due to human encroachment on its territory.

Domino Day organizers claimed that 4,155,476 dominoes successfully fell on Friday, bettering their own record of 3.9 million set last year and approved by Guinness World Records.

The show's creator, Robin Paul Weijers, referring to the dead bird, said the record generated "mixed emotion."

"We all feel terrible about what happened," he said.

More than 5,000 people signed a condolence register on an impromptu Web site set up to honor the bird, and Dutch media reported that the guard who shot the bird received death threats.

"I just wish we could channel all this energy that went into one dead sparrow into saving the species," said Hans Peeters, the head of the Dutch Bird Protection agency, who appealed Friday for calm.

 

[Elkhunter]

Damn Killers!!!!!!!!!

 

[1_pointer]

Its population has halved in the past 20 years to less than 1 million breeding pairs, due to human encroachment on its territory.

Seems pretty reasonable to worry about a species that numerous when 50% disappear in 20 years.

 

[Tom]

They ought to get rid of those people encroaching on the habitat, that's the moral of the story there, eh.

 

[ELKCHSR]

Yep, it very well could and probably is human encroachment, but the bigger issue is that the species in general is no where near extinction, only less of them in this area...

 

[mtmiller]

Russ, why don't you throw out a number on when a species should be considered endangered.

I will agree, there are some folks on the board that have hard-ons for you, but sometimes you really go fishing for it.

 

[Ithaca 37]

Maybe a species shouldn't be considered endangered until it's down to the last breeding pair.

 

[ELKCHSR]

LOL Guys!!!

I don't think there is any real number for any one species, all I am saying is that even though a plant or animal is in short supply in one area for what ever reason, but very abundant in another, then it really isn't endangered, only lacking in that region...

Wolves, Grizzly, Sea lions would all fit into this category.

When an occasional warm water sharks end up in the Puget Sound because the water is warm enough to handle it for a short time, should it be put on the endangered species list, spend millions, billions, trillions to save it?

Or other species that are on the fringe of their known range?

I'm not asking this to be snotty, it's an honest question, you asked and so do I.

Should the species that live on the edge of a home range (and you could actually name any of them for that matter, they all have a home range) should get tons of money thrown at them to keep them around because the population fluctuates?

The three I mentioned before should be a start...

You could name the Bald Eagle for another example one can see pretty much every where any more, compared to when you and I were young.

They still have huge amounts of protection under the guise of endangered species, but they aren't in much if any danger, and as far as I know, no one shoots them any more.

I'm not advocating hunting eagles either for those who just look for any unsaid opening.

Yes Craig, I do open myself up to a point, and yes there are a few that have a hard on for me. That’s just the way it goes, we can't all get every one to like every thing we say or do and I'm not going to worry about it or even try. I have my reasons, if we ever sit over a cup of coffee, I'll explain them...

That is the big reason most won't open themselves up on this board, they are afraid of the reprisals and beatings they get when honest mistakes are made, or good questions or statements are asked or said...

The only one on this board that is usually never disliked by any one (most generally) is Moosie and he even pushes buttons once in awhile.

I personally see a huge amount of knowledge on this board that would make it one of the top sites on the web, but some are so stingy with any knowledge others become frustrated or disinterested when it should be given freely.

Unless of course that person is a knowledge whore, then it costs…

 

[1_pointer]

It's kinda hard to regulate the management of a species in another country. I can't make my neighbor clean up his yard, but I can keep mine nice.

PS- The bald eagle might be protected because of its symbological importance with our country...

 

[noharleyyet]

Russ...what's the going rate for a knowledge prostitute? You selling or buying?

You're right about one thing Russ...there are plenty of people available to keep us dumbazzes straight.

 

[ELKCHSR]

HAHAHA!!! aint that the truth Ken, and I'm givin away for those reading along ...

Tyler... Once the great and mighty turkey was looked at real hard to be our nations symbol, has to be some worth in it for that for the turkey, matter of fact I think there is and it is coming along in only a couple of days...