Originally Posted by
nirofo
Quote: Jeemag_USA.
I never said that the population of Snipe was down due to hunting , although it does contribute, I was making the point that people should not hunt species that are in serious decline and threatened. There are many reasons birds like the Snipe are seriously reduced in numbers, loss of habitat is one of the prime reasons. Massive ill thought out afforestation schemes on the flow bogs, (tax incentives), land drainage on a huge scale nationwide, (thank's to over generous grants) are just two of the major causes, there are others. I see you've raised the old chestnut, "blame the birds of prey", rubbish, the birds of prey can't survive if they hunt their prey to extinction. The birds of prey have always been plentiful in the north of Scotland, even when the hill was full of Snipe and other waders, most of the waders and other birds have gone from the hill in the last 20 years or so, there are serious declines in many other species throughout the country, I don't think you can blame the Raptors for that!
nirofo.