Sunday, 12 August 2012

It's the Humans Wot (Probably) Won It!

Yet another group of humans blames a species of animal for something that they probably contribute to themselves. Fresh water anglers are again calling for a cull of Cormorants (Phalacocorax carbo), a bird they call 'Black death' and blame for a shortage of fish in lakes, streams and rivers (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/11/anglers-cormorants-cull?INTCMP=SRCH). They never seem to consider that a) humans appear to be producing major changes in water bodies via inducing climate change and b) angling itself will have an impact on fish populations even if the captures are returned to the water. The Cormorants also have little choice other than to try to take the fish that are their only food. It's eat or die out there!

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Birder's Bonus 241

Noted a Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) on the Loughor estuary at Bynea.