Speaking as a member of their state advisory board, I can say unequivocally that Audubon Minnesota is opposed to any form of owl baiting.
Rebecca Field On Monday, April 14, 2014, Laura Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] <javascript:;>> 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 > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
