Re: [RC] Wild Horses Letter in NY Times..on the mark - Karen Sullivan
Hi, lets also not forget that our "wild turkey"is
only native to certain states. They are NOT native to Calif., and the
introduced ones are causing a heck of a lot of damage to both ecosystems and
crops.
Calif dept. of Fish and Game spent inordinate
amounts of $ to try to establish Eastern turkeys in Calif. When they did
not thrive, they then then tried Rio Grande Turkeys, which have proliferated to
the point they are a pest. All for the pleasure of sport
hunters.
Do you think there were any biological studies
beforehand to figure out what the impact on native plants and other birds would
me? NOpe....they were happily going along with their Turkey release
program until a lawsuit from Sierra Club and Native Plant Society stopped them,
thank god..
Do I put any trust in the Fish and Game
biologists? Not much.
Sorry that my analogy was not clear. The
ring neck pheasant was imported from china and let loose. We now hunt
and manage their populations often forgeting that they are not a native wild
animal like the turkey.
