On 28/10/2014 3:15 PM, Greg and Val Clancy wrote:
The problem is that by rescuing foxes instead of humanely euthanizing
them we run the risk of changing people's attitudes to the point where
there will be a call for the cute and cuddly fox to be protected, like
the feral horse issue when we call them (romantically) brumbies. I
like horses but not as feral animals damaging delicate ecosystems.
Similarly the various deer species that people think are cute are a
problem. They may well be cute but they are doing much damage in our
parks and reserves.
The Ornithological Congress in Christchurch NZ had an evening barbecue
at a deer farm.
Father returned with plate of hamburgers, to wife and waiting small
daughter. "Don't tell her they're Bambi".
They have been Bambiburgers ever since.
Brian Fleming
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