Discussion

Golden eagles' return to English skies gets government backing

Peritract: Good.> farming communities have previously raised concerns about the threat this predator could pose to lambs.I have no sympathy for the idea that we should be okay with driving species towards extinction so that farmers are protected from even the smallest adverse effects.

heyitsmedotjayb: You say that - but its not your pocket being picked... when you have to put food on your families table, you probably aren't as worried about some bird nobodies ever heard of. No farmers - No food.

Peritract: 1. Eagles are very well-known.2. Farms that keep sheep have more than one lamb.3. The government doesn't, and shouldn't, intervene to protect people against every single risk they face in business.

heyitsmedotjayb: 1) This particular spotted big breasted eagle is hardly known and of little importance culturally. 2) Farm margins are very thin and its not up to you to dictate what an acceptable loss is. 3) Government has successfully in the past used hunting bounties to tame wilderness and increase farming productivity. The eradication of wolves in the great plains turned unremarkable scrub land into the most successful and productive era in farming the earth has ever seen. Maybe think about that next time you have a bite to eat and thank your local farmer.

onlypassingthru: Wasn't the eradication of wolves just the natural consequence of destroying the food source and way of life of the natives? Gotta get those people dead or moved if you're going to steal their land, amirite!