| Second part: Show me the money "In 2000 Asturian sheep farmers put in compensation claims for more sheep killed by wolves than actually existed in the Principality". The two last spanish ministers of environment had repeatly tried to convince Brussels that all was plenty of wolves so they should be hunted also in the south. Each year between 140 and 300 wolves are tendered to hunters http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/03/27/inenglish/1332871020_305... And here is this bright jewel of internet sarcasm that you surely will enjoy: Lets save the relict population of tasmanian wolves in Andalusia: https://scontent-mad1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/v/t1.0-9/s... Although there is no proof, in the last decades, of thylacine presence in Andalusia, it is estimated that 8 reproductor groups can be still survive in Sierra Morena. The project perspectives are good, is easy to harmonize the interests of hunters and livestock keepers with a species that do not exists. We want to improve the social perception of tasmanian tigers among citizens. No reintroductions, or real measures against the causes of their extinction are planned. The context of this is about the new 12 millions of euro granted to "improve the social perception" of wolves in the South of Spain. Since 2012 not a single iberian wolf was caught in the trap cameras deployed to census the also hightly endangered lynx, but Spain said this year in Brussels that there are 50 iberian wolves in two subpopulations instead, the same number as in the last 30 years. A growing number of people think instead that they are locally extinct by now http://infoandalucia.com/ii-plan-de-recuperacion-del-lobo-ib... Even if one or two wolves miraculously remain they will be highly hybridiseed with feral dogs currently. But as long as Brussels do not ask inconvenient questions about why Spain is not just taking some of the 300 auctioned wolves that will be hunted in the North and traslocate this animals to the National Parks in the South for a small fraction of this money, all will be OK. As I said I'm not a total jerk. I do not mind if some kangaroos need to be culled as long as is done correctly. Is the common rethoric what is a problem to me, because often it just covers an abuse or a scam (I'm not saying that this is the case here). If Australia need to keep off kangaroos out of children play areas, I'm fine with the idea. Maybe some strategically situed realistic statues of dingos or thylacines could do a much better job for less money. Who knows?. Children at least will enjoy it. Just lets try it and see what happens. |
