In the Netherlands we have the "Oostvaarders Plassen".
Its a fenced-off reserve with an enormous population of Red-deer, Koninck-horses and Bos domesticus (of whitch I trully don't know the Brittish name).
Populations of all three grazers have exploded in the last decade, and have now effectively exceded the capacity of the reserve.
The managing organisation "Staats Bosbeheer" or SBB (State Forestry service) refuses to controle the population by culling, believing "nature will take its course".
If by nature they mean thousands of dead and starving animals their quite right.
The petition calls for SBB to start managing the numbers by culling and not letting the animal suffer until they die of starvation.
At the petition site there is also a link to a documentary on youtube to illustrate the situation.
So PLEASE SIGN!!!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/803/...n-in-de-oostvaardersplassen-niet-verhongeren/
[video=youtube;CyQuwg568JY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyQuwg568JY[/video]
Its a fenced-off reserve with an enormous population of Red-deer, Koninck-horses and Bos domesticus (of whitch I trully don't know the Brittish name).
Populations of all three grazers have exploded in the last decade, and have now effectively exceded the capacity of the reserve.
The managing organisation "Staats Bosbeheer" or SBB (State Forestry service) refuses to controle the population by culling, believing "nature will take its course".
If by nature they mean thousands of dead and starving animals their quite right.
The petition calls for SBB to start managing the numbers by culling and not letting the animal suffer until they die of starvation.
At the petition site there is also a link to a documentary on youtube to illustrate the situation.
So PLEASE SIGN!!!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/803/...n-in-de-oostvaardersplassen-niet-verhongeren/
[video=youtube;CyQuwg568JY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyQuwg568JY[/video]
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