Poisoning Birds
Sir, —Like M. Trew, I strongly object to poisoning for controlling birds. The numbers of insects, caterpillars, and slugs they consume more than compensate for the damage they do. Wise gardeners feed their birds, plant berry shrubs for them and supply them with plenty of water in dry weather. Most common birds attack fruit when they are thirsty and when there are no insects and grubs about. Nature tends to keep an adequate balance between the harmful and the harmless, and there are many ways of keeping pests in check without risking the destruction of rare species and valuable scavengers. Poison fans will ultimately defeat their own objective. When they have poisoned all the birds, all the insects, and their soil, what do they expect to grow? Man and science can do many things but one thing they will never do: they cannot create life out of death.—Yours, etc.. LERNI NE CESU. June 11. 1960.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29232, 16 June 1960, Page 3
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