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RE: Goose Killing at Davidson College



Josh, Your too kind.  They committed a felony.  They should be fairly tried
and if found guilty they should do time in prison... with other felons.  I
guarantee they will discover more common sense and compassion in their
future dealings with wildlife.  Maybe your suggestion would be a good idea
after they get out of jail.  I'd even pitch in a few bucks so they can be
paid full time minimum wage at the job.

Stu Gibeau
Black Mountain, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua S. Rose [mailto:jsr6@duke.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:06 AM
To: Carolinabirds@duke.edu
Cc: toshandley@davidson.edu; mmanware@charlotteobserver.com
Subject: Re: Goose Killing at Davidson College


Hey folks,

Here's a suggestion: how about the goose-killing perpetrators (perhaps the
entire fraternity, if this turns out to be an initiation or other frat
stunt) being sentenced to a large number of hours' mandatory volunteering
at an area wildlife rehabilitation clinic? Not sure where the closest such
clinic would be, perhaps the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte.

BTW, in reference to my mention yesterday of illegal Sunday hunting,
Ginger Travis and Clyde Sorenson wrote back to suggest that I heard target
shooting. I think they are probably correct; the shooting was several
shots in rapid succession, did not sound entirely like hunters. It was
taking place on the north side of Old Oxford Highway, toward Lake Michie
Dam, not in the gamelands on the south side; might be private property up
there.

Good birding,

Josh


Joshua S. Rose
Duke University
Department of Biology (Zoology, R.I.P.)

jsr6@duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~jsr6/