I guess I don't see the satire here (if indeed there is some).
Also, it's difficult for me to get enraged by cormorant culling. We manage all sorts of wildlife; we cull deer to protect forest wildflowers, we remove honeysuckle and buckthorn, we trap cowbirds around sensitve species like the Kirtlands Warbler. As a person who watched cormorants take over 2 different rookeries in Florida, I know firsthand that they don't mix well with other nesting rookery birds. The West Sister islands are a scarce resource for nesting birds; why shouldn't we manage them to maximize bird diversity? The only downside I see is that the State has been so low-profile about it, that it's hard for us to separate where 'protection of the island rookeries' stops and 'eliminating a competitor to lake fisheries' starts. The former might be reasonable; the latter is just odious mis-management.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Morris Gevirtz <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: May 12, 2009 6:46 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Magee, near and far
>
>Bill, I first took notice of the revolting killing in 2006 when hundred of
>cormorants washed ashore at Crane Creek. Sick stuff. I have my own idea. I
>have noticed a preponderance of Homo sapiens living in the area. Actually,
>there seem to be too many of these hideous beasts world-wide. Research shows
>that it is this species which is culpable for 99% of all habital and species
>loss. I too, think we should organize our own culling.
>Sincerely,
>
>Morris A. Gevirtz
>
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