Does anyone know of a single conservation/education organization, particularly any involved with owl work, that is a proponent of owl-baiting except for research? All the ones I'm familiar with are absolutely opposed to it--it would be interesting to know if any are even neutral.
Best, Laura Erickson Duluth On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 5:08 PM, marshall or janet howe/mcmillen < [email protected]> wrote: > I have the same question Chris West raised about the rationale for the > language in the bill. Is this really about owl harassment or is it about > protecting owls from persons who might see them as predators/varmints, to > deter such people from "taking" them (to use the Migratory Bird Treaty Act > euphemism). Regardless, why are owls being singled out here? Is it OK, > then, to harass other bird species or to lure them for whatever purpose? > > I have no idea if Mike Hendrickson has ulterior motives, but I thought his > post to be very reasonable and informative. I personally believe that > there are lots of good reasons to try to lure birds closer (as others have > already stated). When it becomes an ethical problem, in my opinion, is > when it is done repeatedly to an individual bird, as can happen in the case > of rare bird occurrences and birding selfishness overriding sound > judgment. > > Marshall Howe > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Laura Erickson Duluth, MN For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. —Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
