ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoY'all got one, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
arrow-up176arrow-down1imageY'all got one, right?lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago… it’s illegal to touch a bald eagle, let alone hunt one. Their populations are thriving in the US. What are you even talking about?
minus-squareTigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoI saw a documentary about illegal hunting the bald eagle which drastically hurt the population in the US
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAh! I see it. That’s, umm, old news. The population has made significant gains since hunting was banned in the 60s. That, plus the banning of DDT, brought the 417 nesting pairs in 1963 to >71,000 pairs today.
minus-squareTigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·2 months agoLike I said, “illegal” poaching.
… it’s illegal to touch a bald eagle, let alone hunt one. Their populations are thriving in the US. What are you even talking about?
I saw a documentary about illegal hunting the bald eagle which drastically hurt the population in the US
Ah! I see it. That’s, umm, old news. The population has made significant gains since hunting was banned in the 60s. That, plus the banning of DDT, brought the 417 nesting pairs in 1963 to >71,000 pairs today.
Like I said, “illegal” poaching.