Tony,
for those of us who don't have access to the SA Ornithologist, what was the
bird? What was the rationale given in the article for the
collecting? What legislation is it protected under? What were the
limitations (and there will be) on the permit? I want to comment, but
can't, because I don't know these things.
Thanks, Mike
Well Frank, it saddens me if , as you indicate, you think it's Ok to
shoot birds just for collection purposes. The SA Museum already had specimens
of this species taken in 1982 so there was no need for this extra bird to be
killed.
I will never concede that it is acceptable to kill birds except to
alleviate suffering. The sooner this legalised barbaric practice stops
the better. Let the museums get their grisly collections from natural
deaths.
TR.
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