Cincy Bruce wrote:
Can someone please explain to me what behavior is being questioned regarding tossing frozen fish into a river? ...
Cincy Bruce wrote: ...There doesn\'t appear to be enough evidence to prove baiting is altering behavior. Until such evidence is provided I say no harm is being done. ...
Bruce
I presume you are talking about my reference. Les, Eric and Ted have done a great job in explaining the fundamentals of behavior modification.
In regards to baiting eagles, I quote from the guideline.The Guidelines are intended to:
(1) Publicize the provisions of the Eagle Act that continue to protect bald eagles, in order to reduce the possibility that people will violate the law,
(2) Advise ... the general public of the potential for various human activities to disturb bald eagles,.
It also says: ... the Guidelines themselves are not law. Rather, they are recommendations based on several decades of behavioral observations, science, and conservation measures to avoid or minimize adverse impacts to bald eagles.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strongly encourages adherence to these guidelines to ensure that bald and golden eagle populations will continue to be sustained.
That sounds pretty straightforward to me. It\'s not illegal but it clears says \"Do Not ...\" It says they have decades of experience studying them. If you want evidence, I suggest you call the Contact numbers at the end of the report and ask them. That\'s why the numbers are there. If you don\'t believe the USFWS knows what they are talking about, then I don\'t have any response to that.
Feb 04, 2013 at 06:04 PM
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