by "Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 12, 2008 at 08:48 AM
"Nick Maclaren" <nmm1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article
> <da1d8538-78a2-4872-8cc4-7d909d5c2206@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Des Higgins <dazzhiggins@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> |>
> |> > Of course, the Little Englanders who get paranoid about even the
most
> |> > harmless creatures (such as vipers and lynx) are beyond hope.
> |>
> |> Vipers I can understand.
>
> Why? They are less of a risk to humans in the UK than bumblebees
> or mice.
What risks are there from mice???
And how many times have you been stung by a bumble bee? I'd moved and kept
many bombus nests and never been stung.
To improve the image of adders (vipers) a count is going to be undertaken
in
England - or it might be UK.
>
> |> Small flies and Woodlice scare some people.
>
> It's not the being scared that is the issue, it is the becoming
> paranoid. We desperately need lynx in England to deal with the
> harm caused by uncontrolled deer.
Guns are enough. That way people can enjoy the meat.
Mary
