Interesting Iain, thanks. Please note (regarding the text you quoted from my e-mail): I did not imply that I thought seals were cute and we shouldn't kill them; I have no real feeling on it one way or the other; just curious as to what the real story is. My only trepidation was from a humans making the environment "better". I've seen some of our "improvements" here in Florida and they're not so good. For instance, by controlling water levels in the center of the state our coastal ecosystems are a freakin' mess. Let's just say a shower is a good idea if you wade certain areas at the wrong time. :-)
Here is the seals are cute reference in context: "Part of it scares me. Not from a "Oh, seals are so cute" standpoint but more from a "If we get rid of a bunch of seals then what impact will that have elsewhere that we don't know about?" Who knows, maybe seal poo is necessary to fertilize the kelp beds? ;-)" On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:32:25 +0000, mark romero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yo! Iain.........hey if they're not endangered, and they are helping to > endanger another species of wildlife............time for a bit of > "thinning." Blow a few away and we got some cool fly tying materials. What's > the big deal? Long as your NOT part of the problem, and you ARE part of the > solution............HELLO! mark > > >From: "iain short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Recent Fly Fisherman article: Seals > >Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:16:12 +0000 > > > >What are some of the thoughts of those of you who live in areas with > >seals/sea lions? > >"Oh, seals are so cute" > > > > > >No they aint cute, they are giant sea rats! try patting one and see how > >many fingers you have left. > >they are now following salmon miles up river here in newcastle. > >They will take a bite out of every fish in a net. > >is there an answer to the seal problem ? Yes - Buckshot! > > > >iain > > > > > >
