Chris Fagyal wrote If you think picking up a blue jay or cardinal feather or what not here is=
bad, I recommend you visit Papua New Guinea where the natives shoot Birds of Paradise (Many of which are becoming vulnerable or endangered species now) regularily to adorn their customary headdresses=2E Or how about on Bali, where the last census showed 14 pairs of the Bali Starling alive in the wild (An absolutely gorgeous white bird with a fabulous white crest an= d brilliant blue face/bill), hunted off for basically the same reasons (customary headdresses)=2E If we want to worry about feathers of birds, l= ets worry about the ones that really need the protection=2E I use feathers as a tool for "conservation through birding" and kids=2E W= hen a feather is found we discuss who can use it, why it's important, the law and why it's written the way it is=2E If you teach kids how important feathers are from a common bird, you can help reinforce how much more important it is to work for the rare and endangered species that Chris mentions=2E I also use it to teach that just because we see something beautiful outside doen't mean we have to take it=2E That's just my method= =2E=20 Birders have a tough enough time agreeing on field guides and optics so I doubt that this issue will be solved and agreed upon here and now=2E Is i= t a problem with everyone taking a feather here and there? Probably not=2E =20= Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis the official bird lady of www=2Eneilgaiman=2Ecom=20 See the mouse incident at www=2Ewildbirdstore=2Enet/kare11=2Ehtml=20 _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-...@cbs=2eumn=2eedu=20 http://cbs=2Eumn=2Eedu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-...@cbs=2eumn=2eedu http://cbs=2Eumn=2Eedu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E
