I'll put this topic on our agenda for our next CAC meeting, tentatively set for Thursday, January 24 at 7 pm. Candace
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Nari Mistry <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > I strongly endorse the wise comments of Jody Enck & Ken Rosenberg asking > for restraint in advocating for a ban on duck hunting on Cayuga Lake. > Birders tend to believe that we are a huge beneficial community that can > do no wrong. The reality is that the world looks at us with benign > amusement. To set ourselves up as "our viewpoint is best for everyone" is a > mistake. I am just as concerned about gunshots and disturbance of wildlife > and humans, but I don't think we can justify a ban. > While bird conservation arguments may be useful, it does not appear to me > that waterfowl conservation is threatened by hunting on Cayuga Lake, as Ken > has pointed out. So the argument becomes just "my preference against > others'." > Pushing for a ban on duck-hunting on the lake can easily be regarded by > hunters as the first step in trying to ban hunting in the fields and woods, > leading to acrimonious name-calling and the end of any good relationship > between birders and land-owners, hunters and "real" people. > A much better course of action would be to have a dialog with duck-hunters > clubs and to explain the beneficial need for hunting away from shore and > avoiding deliberate disturbance and flushing of birds to gain an advantage. > I hope a reasonable course of action is chosen. > Nari Mistry > > > -- > Nari B. Mistry, Ithaca, NY > To see my paintings, visit > http://www.ArtbyNari.com > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > !* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
