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Subject: [Mediu] Norvegia extermina 5 din cei 20 de
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Managementul "vanatului"

Nici macar la asta nu suntem cei mai de cacao! Cand ii
vad si pe jalnicii astia din vest, de data asta pe
norvegieni, ca vorbesc de conservarea biodiversitatii
si oprirea scaderii diversitatii biologice pana in
anul 2010 in Europa, dar practic extermina pana si
ultimele exemplare ale speciilor "daunatoare". Cred ca
un exemplu mai penibil de atat, referitor la distanta
dintre vorbe si fapte, nici ca putem gasi.

Cand citesc asta imi este o scarba de nedescris, cand
vad ca in "lumea civilizata" se poate intampla asa
ceva. Ce sa mai zic de noi sau de africani sau de
asiatici ca facem si dregem. Daca aici cand mai sunt
20 se poate lua decizia sa fie exterminati 5, atunci
ratiunea, bunul simt, intelegerea biologiei si
ecologiei, compasiunea fata de alte fiinte, orice este
calcat in picioare, si ramane marsul triumfal in
directia uciderii a tot ce misca, pana vom ramane noi
cu oile si caprele noastre care sa stea capra, pana le
facem si lor ce vrem cu ele. Dar sa nu uitam ca astfel
ucidem si viitorul nostru, si in primul rand pe asta
il ucidem. ca nu o sa putem extermina totul, asta este
clar, iar dupa ce si noi ne vom autosterge, o noua
inflorire va incepe... Chiar ca este trist sa vezi cum
se decide lichidarea totala, eliminarea altor specii,
azi de aici, maine de acolo, acum involuntar, acum
voluntar...

Cu adanca durere in sufletul meu barbar,

Peter

Norway to kill 25% of its wolves
By Alex Kirby
BBC News website environment correspondent



One wolf pack is to be shot (Image: WWF-Canon/Chris
Martin Bahr)
The Norwegian government has decided to kill five of
the country's grey wolves - a quarter of the entire
population. It says the decision is necessary to
protect domestic livestock, but one campaign group has
condemned the cull.

WWF-Norway says two wolves have been shot already, one
of them from a pack which has not been targeted and
which it fears may now not manage to survive.

Wolves are protected in Norway, and are listed as
critically endangered, and WWF says many people oppose
the cull.

The decision to kill five animals out of the 20
remaining in Norway was taken by the nature
directorate, which advises the government. WWF-Norway
is calling for an immediate halt to the hunt.

Survival 'at risk'

Its head, Rasmus Hansson, said: "If the Norwegian
environment minister does not stop this hunt, he will
have the dubious honour of allowing the regular
hunting of a nationally endangered species.


Breeding may be at risk (Image: WWF-Canon/Chris Martin
Bahr)
"The culling of 20-30% of a population this size is a
serious threat to the survival of this species in
Norway.

"This practice is contrary to internationally accepted
standards for wildlife management. No other country
that I know of has such an aggressive policy towards
its wolves."

The Norwegian parliament decided last May the country
should sustain at least three family packs of wolves.

Packs can range in size from two adults to 10 or more
animals covering several generations. WWF says the
current hunt will reduce the number of packs to two at
most.

Mr Hansson told the BBC: "One wolf from the pack to be
culled was shot on 15 January, and another female from
a different pack on 21 January.

"We don't know the exact size of the targeted pack,
because we don't know whether it produced any cubs
last summer. If it did, they will be left orphaned.

Steady decline

"Now, in all likelihood, by killing the wrong animal
they've ruined another pack. The animal was an alpha
female, so breeding may be affected and the pack could
dissolve."


Norway's wolves are now very rare (Image:
WWF-Canon/Roger LeGuen)
WWF says there were an estimated 50-80 wolves in the
southern part of Norway and Sweden in 2001, consisting
of several families.

That year Norway approved the culling of eight out of
its 25 wolves, leaving 20 today, because the target
was not met.

A recent study of the wider Scandinavian wolf
population concluded there were 120 at the most.

Mr Hansson said: "There is a serious risk of genetic
degradation in this population because of its small
size. A genetically healthy population... should have
at least 800 individuals."

He told the BBC: "The cull is meant to protect sheep.
Sheep farming occupies 90% of Norway's territory.

"We have 250-300, 000 moose and 30, 000 reindeer. In
that perspective 800 wolves shouldn't be too many,
though we've never suggested it - it's just a
biological fact."










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