ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoY'all got one, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down17
arrow-up1479arrow-down1imageY'all got one, right?lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 day 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-up1arrow-down1·23 hours agoI saw a documentary about illegal hunting the bald eagle which drastically hurt the population in the US
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·22 hours 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-up1arrow-down2·20 hours agoLike I said, “illegal” poaching.
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 hours ago71,000 mating pairs isn’t exactly an L, dude.
… 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.
71,000 mating pairs isn’t exactly an L, dude.