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I agree!

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> On May 7, 2014, at 4:05 PM, Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I think we have to realize and come to grips with the fact, that in Ohio at
> least, a large percentage of birders don't care about conservation.  While
> there are many birders who are dedicated to conservation and the
> environment as a whole, they are on the tail of the distribution.
> 
> I think the central tendency is to be interested in conservation as it
> effect birds and perhaps other personal interests.
> 
> Then there is a group who don't really care.  They only care about birds
> and their ability to see and enjoy them.  They care little about habitat,
> air and water quality, and climate change.  To a careful observer examples
> of this can be seen all the time in the choices these people make in
> vehicles, landscaping, and causes.  They may do something conservation
> minded occasionally to feel good, but for the most part it is not on their
> agenda.
> 
> This is very different that it was in the 1960s and 1970's, but as birding
> transitioned to sport, the dedication to conservation was in many ways lost.
> 
> What conservation minded Ohio birders can do is set and example and try to
> educate and persuade, the non conservation minded.  This is a difficult
> road but the only one acceptable.
> 
> Haans
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Dave Watkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Exactly!
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Skip Trask" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:10:33 AM
>> Subject: [Ohio-birds] troubling behavior
>> 
>> Oh dear, this is quite troubling....I've observed hunters, fisherman
>> and anglers for years now....and I've noticed a basic
>> commonality....you are a conservationist, or you are not....The good
>> guys enter the woods like it was church....quite, observant....eager
>> to do no harm....The bad guys cut corners, leave trash, make noise,
>> disturb the environment.....birders, fishermen, hunters....no
>> differnece....you either are interested in conservation (Not an
>> archaic word) or your just outside goofing things up!!! First timers
>> and novices may just need a little more education....veterans who have
>> been at it and are just slobs that may just need a little fine! Sad
>> but true....the old conservation ethic needs a revival of sorts!!!!
>> And, no, there is no "special dispensation" for photographers....just
>> watch the pros...they get close to their subject by hours of
>> concealment, not by taking advantage of a creatures weakest monents
>> (nesting/injured/hungry/tired) I followed photographer Ron Austing
>> around for a day....he would not stay on a nest when he noticed the
>> female was annoyed...he immediately packed up and left! That's
>> conservation ethic!!
>> 
>> Laurence Trask
>> 
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