A little appalled

[Mattroma]

Scientist Takes First-Ever Photo of Rare Bird, Then Kills It in the Name of Science

I'm all for science, but killing a bird that you've searched 20 years to find!

 

[Scott]

What a horrific and savage act against a rare bird in the alleged name of science.

It might have been possible to capture, sedate, extract blood/tissue/feather samples followed by a safe release into its environment. Or perhaps not, but they didn't bother to try.

Filardi's pedantic and coldly clinical assessment of the killing reeks of malevolence.

 

[Giggleagain]

What a horrific and savage act against a rare bird in the alleged name of science.

It might have been possible to capture, sedate, extract blood/tissue/feather samples followed by a safe release into its environment. Or perhaps not, but they didn't bother to try.

Filardi's pedantic and coldly clinical assessment of the killing reeks of malevolence.

Reeks of stupidity. Horrible.

 

[SilverSage]

"There are 4,000 of the,.. Which is why it has taken me 20 years to find one. Totally fine to kill the ONLY MALE EVER RECORDED SO FAR."

 

[Aquila]

Let's kill one of the scientists that killed that bird so we can examine him as to why he did it. For science.

 

[Terry57]

This is disgusting and so heart breaking. I just can't even comprehend.

 

[Captsteve]

If you find that offensive, don't read about Mr. AUDUBON. he killed every bird he could find to draw it.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

I was an English Lit major. First thought I had was: "our meddling intellect misshapes the beauteous forms of things. We murder to dissect." Wordsworth (my favorite poet and my "prophet")

 

[Scott]

If you find that offensive, don't read about Mr. AUDUBON. he killed every bird he could find to draw it.

While I deplore the conduct of Mr. Audubon in his realm, it is helpful to understand without condoning the standards of his time. I doubt he was an aberration of that period and likely believed the contemporary assessment of animals as little more than food and occasional companionship. While there have been historic pockets of kindness and respect towards animals, it more a construct of modern societies. Sadly, humans have bloodstained hands on so many levels.