Ski slope project threatens endangered wildlife in the Picos d'Europa (1 Viewer)

[steve west]

Fellow birders, wildlife enthusiasts, conservationists!

Before you scald and scorn me for putting this thread here please spare a thought for the plight of the rare and endangered Brown Bears in the Picos d'Europa, Spain.

Follow this link to sign the petition against an unnecessary, unimaginative, damaging project. Remember that the habitat of Brown bears is also the habitat of a whole bunch of other creatures, including birds:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/418999897

Steve
http://www.birdinginspain.com

 

[Collster]

just signed that Steve

 

[Dryocopus]

Just signed
I shall be going to the Picos in June and want to return the following year to see Brown Bears in Espana.

 

[deborah4]

signed. Thanks Steve.

 

[Barred Wobbler]

Signed, Steve.

I've also emailed the link to some people I know to spread the word.

 

[Upland Birder]

Hi Steve,

I have signed.

Dean

 

[steve west]

Thanks a lot to all of you have signed. Give others a push too, let's keep the thread beating.

Steve

 

[Corax67]

Job done Steve

 

[Grousemore]

Signed, a wonderful area that doesn't need this sort of developement.

Would it be better in the Wildlife Conservation forum?

 

[nickderry]

signed, building more ski slopes isn't going to solve the skiers' problem of there being less snow!

 

[Iben]

I've also signed, and I really hope this project will never go ahead! The existing ski resorts cause enough damage already :C

 

[Vectis Birder]

Signed. Why is another ski resort necessary anyway? With things going the way they are, there'll be no snow is a couple of decades anyway, so this'll be another useless white elephant.
Wildlife is more important than yet another development catering to ski bores.

 

[A CHAPLIN]

Hi Steve,

Nearly missed this one, as someone wrote earlier it would have been better in Conservation.

Signed now, hope it is not too late, keep us posted.

Ann :egghead:

 

[steve west]

Signed, a wonderful area that doesn't need this sort of developement.

Would it be better in the Wildlife Conservation forum?

Of course you're right Grousemore, but then look at the number of views of each!
Steve

 

[A CHAPLIN]

Hi Steve,

Nearly missed this one, as someone wrote earlier it would have been better in Conservation.

Signed now, hope it is not too late, keep us posted.

Ann :egghead:

 

[steve west]

Thanks again to those who have signed (we can see who has and who only says they have, so no fibbing!). At the moment 2,646 signatures, an average of 12 or so in the last few days, which isn't bad. But we can always do better! Try sending the news to friends with the link (make it easy so there are no excuses), news groups, etc.

Do you think this would be better in the conservation forum?

Steve
http://www.birdinginspain.com

 

[Steve G]

Signed earlier this morning.

 

[desgreene]

Signed Steve.

 

[Barred Wobbler]

Thanks again to those who have signed (we can see who has and who only says they have, so no fibbing!). At the moment 2,646 signatures, an average of 12 or so in the last few days, which isn't bad. But we can always do better! Try sending the news to friends with the link (make it easy so there are no excuses), news groups, etc.

Do you think this would be better in the conservation forum?

Steve
http://www.birdinginspain.com

You can only make the link if they are using their real name on this board, though. I don't.

 

[Robert / Seattle]

Well done, Steve. Just signed.

Robert