"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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May be of interest;

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/is...tlakes_q&a.htm

Thanks, Mike. Very informative and interesting page.

It reminded me that I read a story some months ago about a group of people
who took it upon themselves to slaughter a nesting colony of birds
somewhere because of the perception that the birds were responsible for
declining game fish populations.

Anybody remember that story?

Found it:

"Cormorant predation on smallmouth bass in the Great Lakes so alarming that
some individuals have taken matters into their own hands. In 1998, nine
fishermen killed about 2,000 adult cormorants on Little Galloo Island in
Lake Ontario. The men were found guilty of violating the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act. They were fined and sentenced to several months of home
confinement."

from:

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/b...ews_cormorants

Wolfgang