Please don't do this

Oneputt
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edited March 2016 in Wildlife, Nature & the Great Outdoors #1

Several animals have died as a result of selfish people trying to take selfies with animal.  Please leave wildlife alone, that includes the selfish people who get a few inches from baby seals on Norfolk beaches.  This is disgraceful behaviour.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/another-animal-has-died-just-because-a-tourist-wanted-a-photo/ar-AAgyaFc?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=HPCDHP

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  • milliehull
    milliehull Forum Participant Posts: 4,754 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #2

    Well said Oneputt.

  • Rubytuesday
    Rubytuesday Forum Participant Posts: 952
    edited March 2016 #3

    Wouldn't do any harm for the public seeing and watching this going on  "stood up and shouted loud for them to stop !  Yell I know I dam would Yell" 

  • Wherenext
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    edited March 2016 #4

    I agree with you Oneputt but we also have to put "our own house "in order. I've seen groups of twitchers harass new finds and rarities so that they get close to them or force them to fly to discover their whereabouts. The wardens at Cley had to take a number
    of them to task the year that the Great Snipe arrived. These are people who should know better as they are supposedly interested in birds.

    Hope the message gets through but knowing the selfishness of humans these days I doubt it.

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #5

    Totally agree WN.  Last year a group of us had to have a real go at a guy who kept chasing after a desert Wheatear.  The daft thing is the bird settled so their was no need to chase.  Apparantly this guy was well known for this behaviour.

     

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