"Seal protections create imbalance"

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Pt.JudeJoe

So other than sharks taking care of them one by one, how do you start decreasing the seal population? I doubt they will issue hunting permits.

I am not bright enough to know the answer to that question but I don't think it wise for the population to be allowed to grow
untethered.
Brings to mind an interesting story. Back in the 80s there was a massive infestation of Gypsy Moths in my area. No one knew what to do about it. When I say massive I cannot fully describe the numbers but to give you an idea, they ate everything in site to the point where the forest was entirely defoliated. There were so many that, for some reason, they would mass on car tires at night. Now, these were still in the catapillar stage so your tires would look furry there were so many. On morning we got up and there were millions of them dead on the ground. The biologist said that there was so many that a virus developed and we had a total population collapse. Seems nature took care of the problem for us.
Perhaps that will happen with the seals.

[Joe]

It's pretty sad when there is a clear management problem and the answer to the problem is, "Wait until a disease develops."

[Slipknot]

Yes Joe that is sad.

I don't know why the law can't be amended???

Man has been upsetting the balance of things for centuries.

now where did I put that vial of dog distemper?hmmmm


Good article

I sold my camper I had in Wellfleet because of the nonsense, I'll support the economy around the canal instead.

[piemma]

Same here Slip. I use to do 600 miles every weekend (2 R/T from N. RI to P-Town and back.) Now I do the Canal for half the mileage and no seals, mung, plovers and a lot less abuse on my truck.