Re: NANFA-- Bluenose shiner news

Moontanman_at_aol.com
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:17:25 EDT

In a message dated 9/17/03 2:50:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
steffen_at_hellner.biz writes:

> oes anybody REALLY believe that a species will be saved just by legal
> protection? Without eliminating the threads from industry, agriculture and
> land-taking for building plants, ressorts and whatever? No fish species
ever
> has been extinct by aquarists. Not even by petfish trade (even severly
> plundered sites have recovered - no excuse for that behavior but a sign for
> the strength of intact nature). What has brought all the endangered species
> in the US or Europe or Japan and elsewhere to be rare or endangered? Cole
> mining, latifunds, industry, pollution and land consumption in any way.
It4s
> the same everywhere in the world.
Be careful, telling the truth isn't real popular with the masses. Somebody
has to be blamed and the little guy is the easiest target.

Moon
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