Interesting factoid. In some places, sea birds trump fireworks on the Fourth of July:
An Oregon town has reportedly canceled its annual fireworks show out of concern the Fourth of July pyrotechnics will scare sea birds roosting nearby.
Town officials in Depoe Bay have announced the cancellation of the annual pre-Independence Day fireworks show on July 3 following pressure from federal wildlife managers who said the noise disrupts sea birds in the area, the Oregonian reports.
I don’t know about sea birds, but if noise “disrupts sea birds,” then why wouldn’t it be logical to assume it also “disrupts” land birds? Or other animals. Take Coco, for example. She is terrified of fireworks and she freaks out. It’s just her nature. Eventually, they stop, and she stops freaking out. Animals have ways of coping with stress. It’s not as if the sounds of fireworks are reaching out and killing animals, is it? Aren’t there other natural disruptions? Birds are preyed upon, their eggs and young are eaten, and yet the environmentalists act as if firework displays taking place one day a year are the biggest threat to their survival since coffee grounds at the dump.
I hate to sound callused, but I think the birds will get over the disruption.
Coco will.
MORE: It is important to remember that harassment of birds can be a federal crime.
Like anything else these days.
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North of Depoe Bay at Astoria they hire Oregon State students to harass birds. Go figure our dyslexic masters. Maybe they should use fireworks?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017450641_apwahazingcormorants.html
The article quotes some bureaucrat as saying “We live in these communities too, so we understand….”
When his neighbors make it clear to him that after making that decision the only place he, his family, relatives, friends, etc. can live is inside a concrete bunker, that’s when these decisions will turn out differently.