mattiedread
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Spotted owl is much tastier than whaleshark, try it in a pan with bumbleberries. (I've never had either).
I'm not preaching from a PETA perspective, and, under the same circumstances (grabbing a whale shark in the Galapagos) I would probably have a difficult time not taking that ride on Senior Big. I'd like to think I wouldn't do such a thing right now, but, I am a human. Ironically a falcon hit a mourning dove at my birdfeeder today... (if the birdfeeder hadn't been there for a year, would the falcon have even been in the neighborhood?... it is not the first time a bird of prey has hunted on my birdfeeder)... If a tree falls in the forrest...
At what point do we say, "Hey, take only picutures, and leave only bubbles."
And, what does that truely entail? Does grabbing a whale shark (who didn't know I was there) even count? I mean, from his perspective that was 'zero impact' (as opposed to lobster launching, where the crustacean is in a primative fear for his life).
I was a guide in Colorado for a few years, incluceding that "Zero Impact" campaign (late 80s). I thought that whole thing was a bit ridiculous (pack out your feces?!... and put it where? In a plastic bag?!?).
But, the fact remains that we should (must?) consider our impact on this planet... and I don't think we really do.
Funny sidetrack here. An friend who was a native of Alaska and a mechanical engineer did a 6 week stint above the artic circle for the DEP (in national wilderness). Upon his return there was a 'gentleman' from Washington who had never been west of the Mississippi. He asked my friend (a guy I backpacked with twice over a 5 year period) where his excrement was. Technically (legally, when dealing with a federal agency), my backpacking buddy should have had it with him. His reply: "I didn't take a @#*%". Good answer, in my opinion (although, one could argue: he left more than bubbles).
I don't pretend to be any better at preservation/conservation than anyone else (but, I do compost my organics). Even so, that is so small relative to the impact our species (humans) has on this planet. Just look at how we have polluted internet bandwidth.
What should a true environmentalist do? Dig a hole and compost him/herself? Where is 'the line'? ... If a tree falls in the forrest...
I'm not preaching from a PETA perspective, and, under the same circumstances (grabbing a whale shark in the Galapagos) I would probably have a difficult time not taking that ride on Senior Big. I'd like to think I wouldn't do such a thing right now, but, I am a human. Ironically a falcon hit a mourning dove at my birdfeeder today... (if the birdfeeder hadn't been there for a year, would the falcon have even been in the neighborhood?... it is not the first time a bird of prey has hunted on my birdfeeder)... If a tree falls in the forrest...
At what point do we say, "Hey, take only picutures, and leave only bubbles."
And, what does that truely entail? Does grabbing a whale shark (who didn't know I was there) even count? I mean, from his perspective that was 'zero impact' (as opposed to lobster launching, where the crustacean is in a primative fear for his life).
I was a guide in Colorado for a few years, incluceding that "Zero Impact" campaign (late 80s). I thought that whole thing was a bit ridiculous (pack out your feces?!... and put it where? In a plastic bag?!?).
But, the fact remains that we should (must?) consider our impact on this planet... and I don't think we really do.
Funny sidetrack here. An friend who was a native of Alaska and a mechanical engineer did a 6 week stint above the artic circle for the DEP (in national wilderness). Upon his return there was a 'gentleman' from Washington who had never been west of the Mississippi. He asked my friend (a guy I backpacked with twice over a 5 year period) where his excrement was. Technically (legally, when dealing with a federal agency), my backpacking buddy should have had it with him. His reply: "I didn't take a @#*%". Good answer, in my opinion (although, one could argue: he left more than bubbles).
I don't pretend to be any better at preservation/conservation than anyone else (but, I do compost my organics). Even so, that is so small relative to the impact our species (humans) has on this planet. Just look at how we have polluted internet bandwidth.
What should a true environmentalist do? Dig a hole and compost him/herself? Where is 'the line'? ... If a tree falls in the forrest...