This post reminds me of the time a nature conservation officer caught me with some cooked seagulls.
He must have noticed the smoke since I had prepared a small fire to cook a couple of birds that I had just caught. "What you cooking there sir?" he enquires as he approaches from behind.
I remove the stick from the fire and show him the plucked and almost cooked bird. "It's an avocet, and I've just finished with a couple of seagulls over there if you're hungry."
His face reddens and he appears to be agitated. "Avocets are a protected species and killing them is strictly forbidden by law."
"Alright mate alright, I'm sorry. I wasn't aware of such law. It won't happen again, okay?" - I tell him before taking a bite of the now cooked avocet.
"As long as it doesn't happen again" he replies, politely yet sternly. He begins to walk away then stops. "Just out of curiosity, how does it taste?"
"A bit like a barn owl, not as tasty as swans but better than the local falcons."
wasn't there a story about some guy eating on a bench, catching one, releasing it.
who blew up because of protected species stuff?
don't know the outcome, but "animal right activists" demanded jail and other stupid over the top penalties
Yatish Kakade
Wink Bennett
Cho Pyone
Stephanie Holton
Deigee Grandee
Derek Hall
Tami Johnston-Cook
Hannah Fatunase
Patricia Pena
Cascey Blosch
Bishandassgupta
Mark Grisham
Mil Lhet
Ariful Islam
Jef Gaspar Sabrozo
Emily Gualberto Kempis
Ena Pericas
Tigist Seaccount
Vera Chang