Ok, which one of you did this

[kenyee]

What's to stop the PETA people from deliberately vandalizing the place and framing the other side? (like the "racial slurs" thing at a Tea Party event where no video surfaced to corroborate the media "story")...

No video, and I don't believe it...

[Raven]

same point: i was trying to make...Kenyee


there's a sign in my Doctor's office that says

"if it's undocumented
it never happened"

[FishermanTim]

I sounds a little too coincidental for it to be a randon act.
My vote is for the plover-lovers wanting to further their cause by making "everyone else" be the bad guy.

Then there's the story this weekend about the Plymouth plovers and the beach restrictions. I always love when an outside party sticks their nose into someone else's business.

[MikeToole]

This occurred right on Hampton Beach where there is not shortage of kids doing stupid things. A few years ago one of the horse mounted police ran the horse over the eggs. The chances of a plover making it on such a heavy used beach is very small. Main reason their numbers are down.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by MikeToole

This occurred right on Hampton Beach where there is not shortage of kids doing stupid things. A few years ago one of the horse mounted police ran the horse over the eggs. The chances of a plover making it on such a heavy used beach is very small. Main reason their numbers are down.

They choose the most vulnerable locations to lay their eggs with easy access to predators, high susceptibility of losing a clutch due to storms, wind and high tides. That is why their numbers are down - their breeding behaviors are not conducive to the species longevity.

If there was a breed of monkey that tended to jump off cliffs to their death, the environuts would put netting at the base of every waterfall in the Amazon.

Humans beings, the only species that feels the weak and stupid should be nurtured instead of allowed to cull themselves out.

[Frankiesurf]

Actually the numbers are increasing coastwide. Not enough to stop protecting them but the efforts in place are mostly doing the job.

There is nothing by PETA stating any action taken or considered for piping plovers. They are against animal cruelty. The FWS is taking care of what it needs to, PETA is not involved due to this. Some people need to blame others for stupid deeds done by their own.

The lack of law enforcement on the beaches is another reason any Tom, #^&#^&#^&#^& and Harry can cruise the beach without the proper permits and destroy the habitat. Crack down on the soccer moms, stupid kids and drunks that want to prove a point and this kind of thing wouldn't happen.

[MAKAI]

Does any one think there is a magic number of plovers that will get access restored ?
Or would you imagine they would just have more to shepherd over ?

I can't see where a few accidental squashings would be acceptable.

But hey, I'm a cynic anyway.