05-07-2024, 05:36 PM
[quote='HiloJulie' pid='347830'
Quoted for preservation.
Did you notice that yes, when virtually two identical screen names began posting, one of them operating under the "hidden mode," as do you, as well as having not posted in over a year until his post, I confused the two. Twice.
Did you notice then, as well, that when I realized my mistake, I apologized.
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Your initial response to me after I pointed out your gender error is basically a fib. The timestamps show that. There was no correction BEFORE I posted my comment. Your apparent inability to admitting to making a mistake is rather sad. If I had made your mistake, I would have chuckled, apologized, and corrected it. Done deal.
As to your issues with me being in invisible mode, or the fact that Kane hadn't posted in a year, please explain what that has to do with anything that has happened here. You denigrate posters whom you ASSUME have not read an entire thread before posting. And yet, you obviously didn't read Kane's name nor notice my red signature line.
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Now, back to the topic.
IMHO, this issue needs to be approached from several angles. The cats near nene breeding and nesting areas should be trapped and removed. Those trapped cats with toxoplasmosis need to be separated from the healthy cats. Clindamycin is commonly used to treat cats with toxoplasmosis. Every trapped cat should be sterilized. Whatever methods are used to reduce the feral cat population will take a lot of time and money, and the subsequent effects of those methods on the environment should be desirable. Whichever side of this debate you are on, we need to figure out a solution in a civil manner.
The paragraphs below are from this link:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2024/05/01/nr24-48/
“They continue to feed the cats, and it doesn’t seem like the loss of the gosling has really made a difference in how often they feed,” commented Raymond McGuire, a wildlife biologist with the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
He’s taken it upon himself to remove paper plates full of cat food and dump them in the trash several days a week, several times a day. That’s one action wildlife managers are taking. They’re also working closely with a nonprofit organization to address the continuing rift between cat feeders and wildlife protectors.
“It’s frustrating because I know the community loves the nēnē, here. I got so many phone calls from people who were elated a nēnē hatched in the park. For a month, they (the nēnē family) looked happy, and people were happy because they get to see wildlife in their backyards,” McGuire said.
McGuire says there’s a disconnect between feral cat feeders, who obviously love animals, and their actions that harm and kill wild animals like nēnē. “We don’t want to go after them with fines and citations. But their actions are having a clear effect on our native wildlife and our threatened endangered wildlife. Not just nēnē, but monk seals. And not just toxoplasmosis, but cats attack and eat native birds. We want people to understand there’s a place for these cats. Keep them home. Never abandon a cat,” he said.
Wildlife managers and the people behind a new nonprofit working on the issue ask, “What do you want in the future. Do you want more cat colonies, or do you actually want to see native wildlife in your backyard?”
Jordan Lerma of Nēnē Research and Conservation says his group is trying to shift the conversation and bring both animal-loving sides together to find solutions. The nonprofit previously worked to facilitate discussions with cat groups after interactions at Queen’s Marketplace at Waikoloa reached a boiling point. Heated encounters with officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), and dozens of people who’d been feeding cats regularly, ended with a reduction of cat and nene interactions in the area.
Quoted for preservation.
Did you notice that yes, when virtually two identical screen names began posting, one of them operating under the "hidden mode," as do you, as well as having not posted in over a year until his post, I confused the two. Twice.
Did you notice then, as well, that when I realized my mistake, I apologized.
____________________
Your initial response to me after I pointed out your gender error is basically a fib. The timestamps show that. There was no correction BEFORE I posted my comment. Your apparent inability to admitting to making a mistake is rather sad. If I had made your mistake, I would have chuckled, apologized, and corrected it. Done deal.
As to your issues with me being in invisible mode, or the fact that Kane hadn't posted in a year, please explain what that has to do with anything that has happened here. You denigrate posters whom you ASSUME have not read an entire thread before posting. And yet, you obviously didn't read Kane's name nor notice my red signature line.
_____________________
Now, back to the topic.
IMHO, this issue needs to be approached from several angles. The cats near nene breeding and nesting areas should be trapped and removed. Those trapped cats with toxoplasmosis need to be separated from the healthy cats. Clindamycin is commonly used to treat cats with toxoplasmosis. Every trapped cat should be sterilized. Whatever methods are used to reduce the feral cat population will take a lot of time and money, and the subsequent effects of those methods on the environment should be desirable. Whichever side of this debate you are on, we need to figure out a solution in a civil manner.
The paragraphs below are from this link:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2024/05/01/nr24-48/
“They continue to feed the cats, and it doesn’t seem like the loss of the gosling has really made a difference in how often they feed,” commented Raymond McGuire, a wildlife biologist with the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
He’s taken it upon himself to remove paper plates full of cat food and dump them in the trash several days a week, several times a day. That’s one action wildlife managers are taking. They’re also working closely with a nonprofit organization to address the continuing rift between cat feeders and wildlife protectors.
“It’s frustrating because I know the community loves the nēnē, here. I got so many phone calls from people who were elated a nēnē hatched in the park. For a month, they (the nēnē family) looked happy, and people were happy because they get to see wildlife in their backyards,” McGuire said.
McGuire says there’s a disconnect between feral cat feeders, who obviously love animals, and their actions that harm and kill wild animals like nēnē. “We don’t want to go after them with fines and citations. But their actions are having a clear effect on our native wildlife and our threatened endangered wildlife. Not just nēnē, but monk seals. And not just toxoplasmosis, but cats attack and eat native birds. We want people to understand there’s a place for these cats. Keep them home. Never abandon a cat,” he said.
Wildlife managers and the people behind a new nonprofit working on the issue ask, “What do you want in the future. Do you want more cat colonies, or do you actually want to see native wildlife in your backyard?”
Jordan Lerma of Nēnē Research and Conservation says his group is trying to shift the conversation and bring both animal-loving sides together to find solutions. The nonprofit previously worked to facilitate discussions with cat groups after interactions at Queen’s Marketplace at Waikoloa reached a boiling point. Heated encounters with officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), and dozens of people who’d been feeding cats regularly, ended with a reduction of cat and nene interactions in the area.
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