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=A0Out of sight, Out of Mind! Just because nature will find a way to try to=
deal with it does not mean it is a good thing. =A0In Florida, we were told=
that one of the best places to see a wide variety of birds was the local l=
andfill. =A0In Texas, they told us that the only place to see the Tamaulipa=
s crow in America=A0was at the dump.=A0I'm not sure that throwing our garba=
ge overboard (whether it is a decommissioned ship or a Tim Horton's cup) is=
a good idea, environmental or aesthetic wise!=0A=0AAs an aside, Nick and I=
went up to the Gaspe' region to visit friends and we found a lovely birdin=
g trail at Pointe a la Croix where you can find 100 species in a small but =
amazing trail. =A0Just go to Rue de l'Ecole and at the end is the entrance.=
=A0Very good for birding, very good for photography!=0A=0ATuma Young=0A=A0=
=0AKoqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.=0A(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)=0A=0A=0A__=
______________________________=0AFrom: Don MacNeill <donmacneill@eastlink.c=
a>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ASent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:37:0=
4 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Scatarie Island, wreck of MV Miner=0A=0A=0A =
=0AI agree.=A0 Seal Island also has a wreck on the shore =0Aand it has been=
interesting to watch it break down over the years.=0A=A0=0ADon=0A=A0=0ADon=
MacNeill=0Adonmacneill@eastlink.ca=0A----- Original Message ----- =0AFrom:=
Dusan =0ASoudek =0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Wednesday, October=
12, 2011 8:27 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Scatarie Island, wreck of MV =
=0AMiner=0A=0A=A0=A0 The M.V. Miner wreck off =0AScatarie Island Wilderness=
Area? Is this truly an environmental issue? Or merely =0Aan aesthetic one?=
The ship is an empty bulk carrier, not a loaded oil =0Atanker.=A0According=
to=A0the extensive media coverage, there has been no =0Aleakage from it, a=
nd=A0the small supply of oil for its generator and its =0Adirty ballast wat=
er had been pumped out. If this is correct and there are no =0Aother contam=
inants on board, why not just leave it where it is and let it =0Agradually =
break up?=0A=A0=A0 It will shade out=A0the =0Aseaweeds directly under its h=
ull, but provide new substrate for all kinds of =0Amarine animals and plant=
s. Eventually it will break up, like the M.V. Fury on a =0Ashoal near Lisco=
mb Island (Guysborough Co.), which ran aground in a hurricane in =0A1965.=
=A0The Fury is the province's other recent large shipwreck. It is well =0Ak=
nown to local sea kayakers.My vote =0Ais to remove any remaining pollutants=
from the ship but to leave the wreck to =0Aits fate. =0A=A0=A0 Dusan Soude=
k=0A=A0=A0 =0A=A0=A0 =A0=A0=0A----- Original Message ----- =0A>From: Terry =
Boswell =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0A>Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011=
9:56 PM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] Scattarie =0AIsland=0A>=0A>=0A>Hello every=
one,=0A>=A0=0A>I am surprised at the lack of e-mail =0A "chatter" on the s=
ubject of the ship that ran aground on Scattarie Island, =0A Cape Breton. =
This must surely be a concern for the wildlife in the area. Can =0A anyone=
enlighten us on what flora and fauna might be at risk if there is any =0A =
contamination, be it fuel, oil or any other waste=A0from the =0A wreck?=
=0A>=A0=0A>Terry Boswell=0A>Cork St., =0AHalifax=0A>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span> Out =
of sight, Out of Mind! Just because nature will find a way to try to deal w=
ith it does not mean it is a good thing. In Florida, we were told tha=
t one of the best places to see a wide variety of birds was the local landf=
ill. In Texas, they told us that the only place to see the Tamaulipas=
crow in America </span><span>was at the dump. </span>I'm not sur=
e that throwing our garbage overboard (whether it is a decommissioned ship =
or a Tim Horton's cup) is a good idea, environmental or aesthetic wise!</di=
v><div><br></div><div>As an aside, Nick and I went up to the Gaspe' region =
to visit friends and we found a lovely birding trail at Pointe a la Croix w=
here you can find 100 species in a small but amazing trail. Just go t=
o Rue de l'Ecole and at the end is the entrance. Very good for
birding, very good for photography!</div><div><br></div><div>Tuma Young</d=
iv><div> </div><div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Choose The Correc=
t Behaviour)<br></div><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times ne=
w roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-f=
amily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"Arial"><hr size=3D"1"><b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span>=
</b> Don MacNeill <donmacneill@eastlink.ca><br><b><span style=3D"font=
-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b><span style=3D=
"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:37:04 P=
M<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureN=
S] Scatarie Island, wreck of MV Miner<br></font><br><div id=3D"yiv124402134=
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:10pt;}=0A</style>=0A=0A =0A<div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Arial">I agree. =
; Seal Island also has a wreck on the shore =0Aand it has been interesting =
to watch it break down over the years.</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Ar=
ial"></font> </div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Arial">Don</font></div>=0A<di=
v> </div>=0A<div>Don MacNeill<br><a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto=
:donmacneill@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@east=
link.ca">donmacneill@eastlink.ca</a></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT: