It seems the Lower Austrian (Niederösterreich) government - in their infinite wisdom - has decided that 250 raptors need to be shot in order to protect endangered species in the state. As far as I can tell, the official line is that there are 26 small animal species in the region that need protection and that 200 Common Buzzards and 50 Northern Goshawks need to be shot by the end of January 2009 in order to protect these endangered species.
So much of this story just gets to me. I try to be calm and rational. But this just blows my top!
So much of this story just gets to me. I try to be calm and rational. But this just blows my top!
