Rare birds devour rare fish

[Rose]

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A protected species of bird is devouring rare fish in the German state of Bavaria and creating a dilemma for local officials who now want federal permission to kill birds that once appeared headed for extinction.

The population of cormorants -- black, long-beaked fishing specialists which can stay underwater for up to 30 seconds -- has ballooned to over 6,000 in the Alpine state.

And they are feeding on rare fish species such as grayling and pearl fish, which are unique to the region, German officials said.

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Oh. My.

 

[PT]

Just gotta love it. Why don't we let them do what comes naturally?

 

[paul_valaru]

isn't it ironic, don't you think?

 

[Professur]

We could train them to eat tree huggers. More than enough of them.

 

[Rose]

 

[tonksy]

lol this reminds me of the bloodthirsty cannibal minks....

 

[Green Stickers]

lol this reminds me of the bloodthirsty cannibal minks....

 

[tonksy]

there is a thread about this somewheres around here....don't ask me for linkage, i have no short term memory for stuff like that...

 

[Gonz]

http://www.otcentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11475&highlight=mink

 

[Puma]

That's depressing.
Just let nature run it's course already. If the fish species go extinct without human interference they were ment to, and the ones in fisheries will be that much more valuable.

 

[Gonz]

If a species goes extinct, with or without our help, it's fate. If the stupid little owls could habitate & multiply outside of one particular patch of trees, they would. Oh wait, they did. In a K-Mart billboard.