On 5 Jul 2006 15:31:42 -0700, "Granville West"
<granvillewest [at] hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Malcolm wrote:
>> In article <1151775777.30207.0 [at] demeter.uk.clara.net>, BAC
>> <casswalk [at] NOSPAMdircon.co.uk> writes
>> >
>> >"Malcolm" <Malcolm [at] indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >news:xGh2FID7BlpEFwV5 [at] indaal.demon.co.uk...
>> >>
>> >> Great news about re-establishing the water vole.
>> >>
>> >
>> >Which particular water vole restoration project is that?
>> >
>> >
>> This one, on the R.Dore on the Hereford/Welsh border. It was on the news
>> yesterday and in the papers.
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/5130908.st m
>>
>> --
>> Malcolm
>
>And the article seems to blame the Mink for their decline. Probably not
>so, hows about pollutants in our river systems caused by humans! I also
>believe the Otter has died out in many regions due to humans & their
>activities many years ago. And Mink seem to have taken the blame more
>recently;-)
>
>Most if not all declines in the animal/bird populations in the UK are
>driven by Human expansion & ignorance For example many lakes/rivers etc
>in the last 30 years have been stocked with alien fish, nothing from
>the conservationist organisations has been muted about the detrimental
>effects. Why?
>
>People don't seem to realise that the food chain in Aquatic environment
>is/has changed, pollutants are rife and therefore maybe the water voles
>decline will be permanent.
Sadly I fear this will be so. Most species populations have peaks and
troughs and sometimes just need to ride it out.
CONservation hooliganism as conducted by the likes of the RSPB is in
grave danger of ensuring we become complacent about conservation,
almost daily they cry wolf in order to secure more funding for this
and that, not just donations, but our taxes too. In fact they divert
very little from their pockets into needy causes. Sparrow decline is
one area where they have invested next to nothing, yet millions is
spent destroying rare rats, brown rats, ruddy duck, hedgehogs etc to
justify their existence, but in reality does nothing for genuine
conservation.
