next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
<a href="../201107/2393
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<font face="Candara">Ulli<br>
I did notice the NOT and thought it might refer to not doing any of
the other less invasive verification such as picture taking, collecting
scat or hair. I couldn't imagine aiming a car at an animal. <br>
Thank you for your answer.<br>
V R <br>
Port Howe<br>
</font>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="100">A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia</pre>
<br>
<br>
Ulli wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:63341771-73EB-4946-A389-698384B8587F@dal.ca"
type="cite">
<div>Not sure if you read every word of the part of my statement you
quoted below, espcl. the all important NOT ..</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>Here's one more time:</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>I DO NOT intentionally run over any animal with my car!!! </div>
<div>Even rats crossing Spring Garden Road are 100% save, as long as
they give me sufficient time to hit the brakes. </div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>If a grizzly/pitbull/red dragon would be charging a group of
preschoolers/senior citizens/anybody I may take such action into
consideration. </div>
<div>Trophy hunting (using a car, gun, trap, fishing rod), i.e.
producing a carcass for the sole purpose of proving its
prior existence, is OUT OF QUESTION for me.</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>However, if that cougar would be taking a dump on the side of
the road, I would be on stand-by with a plastic bag or other suitable
container.</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>If your question was directed to my "I need verifiable evidence"
point of view, I guess it comes with the job. </div>
<div>Research it is not about what I believe, its about making
statements that can be verified and therefore accepted or dismissed.</div>
<div>Sure, there are things I work on because I believe in them, but
at the end of the day it is my job is to deliver the evidence that will
allow other folks to verify my findings.</div>
<div>That is, among other things, how science works! </div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>Does this apply to my nature observations as well? Yes!</div>
<div>Do I report sightings that are not 100% verifiable? Yes, all the
time, but I will state this accordingly and leave it to the readers
judgement. </div>
<div>By providing as much supportive material as possible -in
writing, as photograph etc- I will make their job easier.</div>
<div>The result will is make it a record or an anecdote. </div>
<div>In many parts of the world this is standard procedure before
sightings and reports a accepted for official records.</div>
<div>A lot of reports accompanied with documentation are still not
accepted, not because the sightings were proven misidentifications or
the panel of judges did not want to believe the report, its because the
material provided in support of the report was just insufficient to
verify it.</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>Ulli </div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<br>
<div>
<div>On 27-Jul-11, at 1:58 PM, V Redden wrote:</div>
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
<blockquote type="cite"> <font face="Candara">Hi Ulli<br>
You said<br>
</font><br>
"However, if I go down the 103 one day and such a critter crosses the
road or walks along the curb I will still try my best NOT to produce
such hard evidence, even if that means just another not verifiable
eyewitness report. "<br>
<br>
I am wondering why you have decided to take this approach. <br>
<br>
Virginia Redden<br>
Port Howe <br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="100">A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia</pre>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<hr noshade="noshade" size="1">
<p class="avgcert" color="#000000" align="left">No virus found in
this message.<br>
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br>
Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3791 - Release Date: 07/27/11</p>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects