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Originally Posted by Greene's Basin Girl
He is absolutely fine . I have been watching the loons for over 60 years. This was long before the Loon Preservation Committee existed. I didn't know it was bad to be concerned about the creatures we love. I have grown up with them. What is wrong with caring? I am not bothering them or anyone else.
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It isn't bad but sometimes well intended folks don't appreciate the cycle of nature. The creatures you love are susceptible to disease and death just like all of us. Therefore, when I see an animal die due to disease or injury I realize it is part of the lifecycle and while sad I don't get upset about such instances.
A different but related example is the deer population that is out of control in much of New England. Unlike the Loon population the deer population is very unbalanced. Recently, at Blue Hill reservation in Massachusetts there was a deer hunt to manage down the population which is running at 85 a square mile well above the 10 deer a square mile that wildlife experts consider healthy. These populations are out of balance since there are no natural predators, or certainly not enough of them, due to development. The result is an epidemic of Lyme disease and many, many deer and car collisions. Despite this situation the "conservationists" were throwing themselves at the hunters' cars in an effort to stop the hunt. I just don't understand these people. That is my rant for the evening.