Steve and Jerry are so right. Man is so inhumane to man let alone to a so-called
lesser animal.

Reminds of the time long, long ago, when I was on patrol and came across two
hunters that had shot and injured a Red-breasted Merganser down at Salton Sea.
They were getting a big laugh watching the poor thing shaking and quivering
before it died. So I cited them and met them in court. I wondered which was the
lesser animal, man or bird..

Gene Kridler
Sequim, Wa.
ekridler at olympus.net
Steven Kimball wrote:

> I agree 100% with Jerry on this one. I was appalled that the injured bird
> was left there merely because some birder might want to add it to his/her
> list. As to nature taking it's course, Dr. Paulson states that he would
> have taken any other bird to wildlife rehab, but that he didn't take this
> one because someone might get angry at not getting to see it. So, the
> injured gull was left to suffer and die, not because nature must be allowed
> to take its course but because humane instincts apparently succumbed to
> anticipated "lister anger." It's birding as sport, not nature, that's
> having it's way in this case.
>
> Steven Kimball
> Federal Way, WA
> sdkimball at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sanjer at televar.com>
> To: <dpaulson at ups.edu>
> Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Iceland Gull yes
>
> > Dennis Paulson wrote:
> > snip
> >
> > > It's too bad that it's injured and can't fly. If it was any other
> species,
> > > I would have made an attempt to capture it and get it to a bird rehabber
> > > (Olympic Wildlife Rescue in Olympia would be the best one), but I
> thought a
> > > whole lot of birders would be robbed of their chance to see such a
> > > beautiful bird (and I might get run out of town on a rail).
> >
> > I don't mean to start a big controversy but I think the welfare of the
> bird
> > would have precedence over some birders wanting to see it and add it to
> their
> > list.
> >
> > Of course there are those that believe in nature taking its course, so I
> guess
> > it is all a matter of opinion.
> >
> > Jerry Converse
> > Grand Coulee, WA
> > mailto:sanjer at televar.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >