Re: Threatened capercaillies


<amacmil304@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:14:39 +0100, Malcolm
> <Malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >In article <l0bng1ps1m5s3db7v2flbhk4pmkc07n68i@xxxxxxx>,
> >amacmil304@xxxxxxx writes
> >>Research has shown that capercaillies are avoiding areas of woodland
> >>adjacent to tracks and paths that people use.
> >>
> >>All wildlife avoids people and their dogs.
> >
> >Which is one of the most stupid remarks you have ever made, just
> >reeking of bias and ignorance.
>
> No Malcolm.

If you had said something like 'it isn't uncommon for wildllife to be wary
of humans and their dogs', you might not be being attacked on this
particular tack. Especially in respect of game birds - after all, people
have been using dogs to flush game birds out of cover for ages. But, as has
been pointed out, there are occasions when some 'wild' creatures seem to
exhibit little or no fear of humans and/or their canine companions (although
I expect a lot of that depends on the manner in which they are accustomed to
interact with the humans and canines - midges, for example, probably see us
as an opportunity rather than a threat), hence your use of the word 'all',
if taken literally, leaves you wide open to criticism. Your implied defence,
that 'trained' creatures like Malcolm's Robin are not truly 'wild', could
spark an interesting discussion, of course. Are so called 'wild' creatures
that exist in a particular area and/or behave in a particular way only by
virtue of deliberate human intervention and management truly wild?

>
> >
> >There was a seal hauled out on the rocks about ten yards from the beach
> >in front of my house the other day. There were people photographing it
> >from that close and there were dogs on the beach, too. The seal took
> >absolutely no notice of either and certainly didn't "avoid" them, as you
> >claim.
>
> Why was it "hauled" out on the rocks and was it able to avoid them?

I rather think he is saying/implying it had hauled itself out on the rocks,
and could have lumbered back to the water if seriously perturbed by the
activity on the beach :-)


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