Yes, my thoughts exactly. Probably a case of “when” rather than “if” when it comes to an “accidental” shooting. Being a wildlife photographer, I am a bit wary of dressing in camo or sitting in a hide waiting for subjects if someone is going to be shooting in the area….should be very very heavy criminal penalties resulting from any injures or deaths from firearms in national parks such as automatic manslaughter charges no matter the circumstances….
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 1:45 PM, John Leonard wrote: > Obviously I would be very dissappointed to see hunting in Qld NPs (as I am > to hear that it will happen in NSW NPs). > > However, I was just thinking, in our litigious age, I wonder this policy > would survive an incident where someone was injured by shooters? > > John Leonard > > On 19 July 2012 14:15, storm wrote: > >> >> >> >> http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/newman-government-plan-to-open-national-park-areas-to-logging-and-grazing/story-e6freoof-1226429460287 >> >> If logging and grazing are on the cards, perhaps that will keep the >> shooters out … but out of what? there won’t be much left once it’s >> been loggged and the cattle have been through. >> >> —– Original Message —– >> From: “Colin R” >> To:”Ronda Green” >> Cc: >> Sent:Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:25:06 +1000 >> Subject:Re: [Birding-Aus] Hunting in Queensland’s National Parks??? >> >> Good luck with that – I don’t believe the current administration is >> likely to listen to anything but their own voice, if they decide that >> hunting, fishing or whatever will happen in National Parks I don’t >> believe anyone would have a hope in hell of stopping them……. >> >> I see a torrid time ahead for what’s left of the natural environment >> in >> Queensland. >> >> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012, at 09:17 AM, Ronda Green wrote: >> > I was at the Destination Q forum, with the premier and various >> ministers >> > discussing what was needed to boost the tourism industry. >> > >> > I spent most of my time in the ecotourism workshop, as did the >> premier >> > >> > Hunting and shooting was not discussed in the sessions I was in, >> but when >> > I returned after attending another session towards the end of the >> day, >> > hunting and fishing in national parks was up there on the board – >> no >> > mention of whether it was just ferals, or what kinds of restriction >> or >> > regulation, and no time left for discussion >> > >> > We need to ask a lot of questions. >> > >> > I had said earlier in the day that while I agreed with simplifying >> some >> > of the red tape, we need to have more research on where various >> > activities could and couldn’t be sustainably added to various >> parks, and >> > to provide baselines for on-going monitoring of effects, but the >> premier >> > later said we need to just start doing these things and then see if >> > they’re sustainable: I don’t see this as a good way of finding out >> the >> > effects on our more cryptic species >> > >> > Cheers >> > >> > Ronda >> > >> > Ronda Green, BSc(Hons) PhD >> > Araucaria Ecotours >> > http://www.learnaboutwildlife.com >> > platypuscorner@bigpond.com >> > ph 61 7 5544 1283 >> > Visit us on Facebook: >> > http://www.facebook.com/AraucariaEcotours >> > Araucaria Blog: http://araucariaecotours.com.au >> > >> > Chair Wildlife Tourism Australia: http://wildlifetourism.org.au >> > Chair Scenic Rim Wildlife: http://scenicrim.wildlife.org.au/ >> > Adjunct research fellow, Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith >> > University >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > =============================== >> > >> > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> > send the message: >> > unsubscribe >> > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> > >> > http://birding-aus.org >> > =============================== >> — >> Colin Reid >> jangles@fastmail.fm >> So many birds, so little time…… >> >> — >> http://www.fastmail.fm – Access all of your messages and folders >> wherever you are >> >> =============================== >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> send the message: >> unsubscribe >> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> >> http://birding-aus.org >> =============================== >> >> =============================== >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> send the message: >> unsubscribe >> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> >> http://birding-aus.org >> =============================== >> > > > > — > John Leonard > Canberra > Australia > www.jleonard.net > > I want to be with the 9,999 other things. > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== ===============================
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