Re: RE: NANFA-- OT: Turtle shootings

B.G.Granier (shinerscoop_at_bellsouth.net)
Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:10:41 -0500

Jan,

I have also witnessed the mentioned acts of needlessly killing snakes and turtles. Such a waste! Thank you for bringing this subject to the forefront!

BG
> From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <Jan.J.Hoover_at_erdc.usace.army.mil>
> Date: 2004/03/01 Mon PM 06:43:07 EST
> To: "'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'" <nanfa at aquaria.net>
> Subject: RE: NANFA-- OT: Turtle shootings
>
> I hesitated to post this because I did not want to be responsible for
> sparking an endless (and possibly polarizing) thread having nothing to do
> with native fishes -- but given the on-line discussion this is generating,
> it is probably just a matter of time before someone refers to it. And it
> is relevant to conservation of aquatic organisms.
>
> The International Fauna Society (http://www.faunasociety.org/index.html), a
> non-profit group that promotes imperiled and misunderstood organisms
> (especially arthropods and herps) has posted a "sportsman" video of turtles
> being shot. You can see it here:
>
> http://www.faunasociety.org/mediaDownload.html
>
> It has generated outrage among conservationists and at least one legal
> investigation.
>
> The video is worth watching. It shows how important it is for
> taxon-centered groups of "enthusiasts" (like IFS and NANFA) to promote
> education and conservation of the animals we care about. Turtles are not
> the only targets of such activities. So are aquatic snakes and some of our
> larger (and imperiled) native fishes.
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