[TN-Bird] Re: Shot Whooping Crane in South Dakota brings # to 12 dead in 2 yrs.
- From: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: Cynthia Routledge <routledges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 11:47:19 -0400 (EDT)
Sadly, there is also another possibility (though not saying it is the case
here). Maybe there is too MUCH publicity about efforts to save them.
Instead of not knowing what the crane was, maybe some of these folks have
known exactly what the crane was. Some folks just don't like to have rare
critters on their property. The "Feds" might show up and try to take
their land or tell them what they can and can't do on their own property.
There's lots of stories of folks shooting Red-cockaded Woodpeckers or
cutting down nest trees on their property. Kirtland's Warblers aren't
that popular in parts of Michigan and don't even mention Piping Plovers on
the Outer Banks. A few years ago, there was a news story about a person
in Florida that cut down a tree Bald Eagles were trying to nest in for
fear of the government coming in and taking over. I've asked property
owners for permission to bird on their property and been denied because
they were afraid of what might happen if I found something rare.
This fear exists and there are those who will take action because of it.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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