Whenever I hear the comment that its OK to kill off a few of an abundant species, I recall the stories of how Passenger Pigeons used to darken the skys with their vast numbers.

-Rolan

Kelly McAllister <mcallisters4 at comcast.net> wrote:
I don't know the conventional wisdom but me and another local Puget Sound
lowlands biologist believe that Ravens are on the increase in the lowlands
and have been for quite some time. Interestingly, I was asked by a lawyer,
some years ago, to explain why it was a concern that her client had killed
Ravens. The client, an organization, had been cited for killing crows and
ravens. The lawyer had a pretty good argument concerning crows, appealing to
the judge (or jury, I'm not sure which) that they were over-abundant and
harmful to many aspects of modern life. Ravens, on the other hand, were more
difficult for this lawyer to get a handle on. So, she was asking why we
should be concerned about illegal killing of ravens. I know what my response
was. I'd be curious how others would have responded.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dawn Bailey"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:17 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Ravens!!


> Hi Tweets,
>
> When I got home this evening 14 Ravens flew over our house. This is a
> record for me, as the most was two flocks of 6 two years ago on the 1st of
> the year.
>
> I did see 4 fledged Ravens about a month ago, so they are staying around
> and raising young right here finally.
>
> Very cool!
>
>
> Dawn Bailey
> Eatonville, WA
> dawnsdog at rainierconnect.com
>
> "Life isn't a succession of urgent nows, but a listless trickle of why
> should I's?"
> ~ John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester
>
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