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Index of Subjects ---2114655128-603619201-1328064045=:36799 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Dave and All=0AI just came back from the Pub where a group of anglers me= et for 3 hours of talk.=0ANo planned agenda - tonight it was a general disc= ussion of the Northumberland Strait Rivers.=0AA few other example were brou= ght up also,=0AIt would be hard to suggest those people didn't know and app= reciate the rivers they fish.=0AThe geology of the area, how the rivers cha= nged over the years, the insect life=0Ain them - your remarks reminded me j= ust how muck knowledge was sitting around the beer.=0AYou would have apprec= iated the talk. and the beer was good - LOL=0AHave a nice winter=0APaul=0A= =0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: David & Alison Webster <= dwebster@glinx.com>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Tuesday, January= 31, 2012 8:03:26 PM=0ASubject: Habitat conservation: was Re: [NatureNS] ?!= =0A =0A=0A =0AHello All,=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =0A=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0= =A0 Jan 31, =0A2012=0A=A0=A0=A0 Just to put some balance in this =0Adiscuss= ion, and I do not wish to defend the hunting of animals from vehicles, it = =0Ahas been my experience (and perhaps I am out of date) that hunters and s= ports =0Afishermen tend to willingly support conservation=A0of habitat=A0wi= th their =0Aown money whereas naturalist organizations tend to be generous = with other =0Apeople's=A0(tax) money. =0A=A0=0A=A0=A0=A0 I am amused by the= insinuation that there =0Ais something unsavory about hunting and fishing.= I hope Aldo Leopold, wherever =0Ahe may be, is suitably ashamed of himself= .=A0=0A=A0=0A=A0=A0=A0 In general, animals become less common as a =0Aresul= t of habitat impairment, not from hunting or fishing =0Aactivities.=A0=0A= =A0=0A=A0=A0=A0 Drawing on memory, The Audubon Society was =0Afounded by an= editor of a rod and game magazine with funds (I think) drawn from =0Arod a= nd game organizations. And the nucleus of Canada's National Park system was= =0Aestablished at the urging big game hunters so=A0that large areas of hig= h =0Aquality habitat would be set aside in which hunting would be =0Aprohib= ited.=0A=A0=0A=A0=A0=A0 Based on personal experience, most people =0Ainvolv= ed in rod and game activities=A0have a deep appreciation of the natural =0A= world. =0A=A0=0AYt, Dave Webster, Kentville=0A=A0=0A=A0=A0=A0 =0A----- Orig= inal Message ----- =0A>From: ulli@dunlin.ca =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= =0A>Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:48 AM=0A>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] ?!= =0A>=0A>=0A>Well,=0A>=0A>=0A>no don't need to look that far.=0A>=0A>=0A>On= our own doorstep we have an active Sport Fishing crowd on fresh and salt = water, shark fishing derbys off shore, plenty of Sunday morning hunting an= d fishing shows on TV with "Sport" in the title, and then there is Ducks U= nlimited. =0A>Sure this organization created a lot of protected waterfowl = habitat, and so do other organizations in this kind of recreational activi= ties in other areas.=0A>Lots of good work is done, important work.=A0 But= the taste of a self serving purpose often remains ........=0A>=0A>=0A>Ull= i=0A>=0A>=0A>> true!=0A>> =0A>> On 31/01/12 7:36 AM, John and Nhung wrote:= =0A>> > "Sport" can be pretty obscene sometimes, can't it?=0A>> >=0A>> > -= ----Original Message-----=0A>> > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mai= lto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]=0A>> > On Behalf Of Annabelle Thiebaux= =0A>> > Sent: January-31-12 7:16 AM=0A>> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0A= >> > Subject: [NatureNS] ?!=0A>> >=0A>> >> The houbara bustard, a gentle de= sert bird native to Central Asia, has=0A>> >> been poached to near-extinct= ion despite being protected under=0A>> >> Pakistani law. These birds need = your help!=0A>> >>=0A>> >> The Sindh Wildlife Department has full authori= ty to control sport=0A>> >> hunting. However, influential local personalit= ies=A0 support this=0A>> >> tradition, and the law is not enforced.=0A>> >= =0A>> >> These birds are crucial to maintaining the biodiversity of the Mi= ddle=0A>> >> East and Central Asia, but are expected to go extinct in as l= ittle as=0A>> >> 15 years if sport hunting is kept up.=0A>> >>=0A>> >=0A>>= >=0A>> =0A>=0A>=0A>=A0=A0=0A>________________________________=0A> =0A>No = virus found in this message.=0A>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=0A>Version: 1= 0.0.1416 / Virus =0A Database: 2109/4777 - Release Date: 01/30/12 ---2114655128-603619201-1328064045=:36799 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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>Hi Dave an= d All</span></div><div><span>I just came back from the Pub where a group of= anglers meet for 3 hours of talk.</span></div><div><span>No planned agenda= - tonight it was a general discussion of the Northumberland Strait Rivers.= </span></div><div><span>A few other example were brought up also,</span></d= iv><div><span>It would be hard to suggest those people didn't know and appr= eciate the rivers they fish.</span></div><div><span>The geology of the area= , how the rivers changed over the years, the insect life</span></div><div><= span>in them - your remarks reminded me just how muck knowledge was sitting= around the beer.</span></div><div>You would have appreciated the talk. and= the beer was good - LOL</div><div>Have a nice winter</div><div>Paul</div><= div><br></div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style=3D= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;= "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b>= <span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> D