Note: Please add my last para which did not appear in my earlier mail.Thanks.
======================= DON'T PUNISH THE PEACOCK FOR OUR CRIMES TODAY (13.2.2016) I read a story in 'The Goan' titled " LIST OF OTHER ANIMALS BEING EXAMINED, SAYS PARSEKAR" that said that Parsekar feels that there are more animals in the list to be published after examining the issue. While it is true that farmers are complaining that their crops are being destroyed by birds especially the peacock, I would like to question Parsekar on why this has become an issue. Were these birds not existing in the past? Have they just surfaced/come all of a sudden? There were no reports of such kind of destruction in earlier times and nobody had ever complained before. I wonder whether this news is politically motivated or whether the peacocks or others birds are really the culprits. Since Parsekar feels that he needs to examine the problem in detail, probably he will find that not only the peacocks but many other birds are causing a problem. Will he get rid of all these birds? Ornithologists (experts on birds) can be consulted for more nature-friendly ways of curbing the issue like noise-emission devices which emit noises that humans cannot hear. However while it is better than killing or trapping the birds, it is still probably traumatic for the birds and an expensive investment for farmers. I feel Parsekar should approach the examination of the issue from another direction. Could it be that these birds are attracted to the foul smell emanating due to garbage in the area where they wind up destroying the fields? I have also noticed in Dona Paula where the garbage is dumped in some private properties close to my house, that lots of crows and dogs come to take away the plastic bags and spread the food waste all around the roads thus creating nuisance to the people. In order to stop this situation, my advice to the Government is to get rid of the garbage first and then think of getting rid of these innocent birds who were existing all these years. It is not the fault of the peacock as Agriculture Minister said but it is the fault of the Government, especially CCP and Panchayats for not collecting and disposing the garbage from open grounds and fields. Stephen Dias Dona Paula --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 13 February 2016 at 09:27, Stephen Dias <[email protected]> wrote: > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > DON'T PUNISH THE PEACOCK FOR OUR CRIMES > > > TODAY (13.2.2016) I read a story in one of the section of press titled " > LIST OF OTHER ANIMALS BEING EXAMINED, SAYS PARSEKAR" that he feels that > there are more animals in the list to be published after examining the > issue. > > While it is true that farmers are complaining that their crops are being > destroyed by birds especially the peacock, I would like to question > Parsekar on why this has become an issue. Were these birds not existing in > the past? Have they just surfaced/come all of a sudden? There were no > reports of such kind of destruction in earlier times and nobody had ever > complained before. I wonder whether this news is politically motivated or > whether the peacocks or others birds are really the culprits. > > Since Parsekar feels that he needs to examine the problem in detail, > probably he will find that not only the peacocks but many other birds are > causing a problem. Will he get rid of all these birds? > > Ornithologists (experts on birds) can be consulted for more > nature-friendly ways of curbing the issue like noise-emission devices which > emit noises that humans cannot hear. However while it is better than > killing or trapping the birds, it is still probably traumatic for the birds > and an expensive investment for farmers. > > I feel Parsekar should approach the examination of the issue from another > direction. Could it be that these birds are attracted to the foul smell > emanating due to garbage in the area where they wind up destroying the > fields? > Stephen Dias > Dona Paula > Mob: 9422443110 >
