Subject: Iceland Gull yes
Date: Jan 20 21:04:41 2000
From: Steven Kimball - sdkimball at earthlink.net





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:
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> > 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).
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> 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.
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> 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
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