Trusting Nature
May 27th 2007 13:23
Times have changed since I was a Boy Scout. Perhaps a tent isn't the best protection against the fury of nature. Bear attacks are more common and nature seems to carry a wide range of diseases. Forget the diseases that are carried by mosquitoes which keep improving every couple of years. The ticks, the flies and the other creepy crawlies are rather tame nowadays.
Even small gentle creatures seem to carry anything from viruses to plagues. A disease like rabies seems to have spread to species other than the conventional types. At one time if an animal went against it's nature, such as nocturnal creatures out during the day, that pretty much may have been a warning. Now even the diurnal squirrels can have rabies. Even the sweet lovable otters are rabid! Notice that in that area the people were bitten after a countywide alert for the disease was lifted.
Then don't get me started on the idiots who want to keep armadillos as pets! From article:
Armadillos, for example, if not properly quarantined, can transmit plague, tuberculosis and leprosy. If released into the wild, exotic pets can wreak havoc on local plants and animals. Lastly, exotics can sometimes turn on their owners or others, causing serious injury or death.
Wild armadillos I was shocked to learn can carry leprosy! They are also spreading in unlikely places like here. Check out a blast from the past. Although they blame immigrants, leprosy is already an epidemic in certain states in the USA.
If man is at fault, it is because of strict conservation laws. It is also the fact that man continues to reproduce. Spare me the "We are invading their space" issue because animals can adapt and must be controlled. Some think the alligator was never really endangered and thanks to this, you get more of this!
Much of all these problems are also caused by those who observe and feed nature and get too close to animals whose trust you have gained. Animals view you as a food source or enemy and will react accordingly. Commune with nature? Have a beer on the hammock in the backyard and mark your territory!
Even small gentle creatures seem to carry anything from viruses to plagues. A disease like rabies seems to have spread to species other than the conventional types. At one time if an animal went against it's nature, such as nocturnal creatures out during the day, that pretty much may have been a warning. Now even the diurnal squirrels can have rabies. Even the sweet lovable otters are rabid! Notice that in that area the people were bitten after a countywide alert for the disease was lifted.
Then don't get me started on the idiots who want to keep armadillos as pets! From article:
Armadillos, for example, if not properly quarantined, can transmit plague, tuberculosis and leprosy. If released into the wild, exotic pets can wreak havoc on local plants and animals. Lastly, exotics can sometimes turn on their owners or others, causing serious injury or death.
Wild armadillos I was shocked to learn can carry leprosy! They are also spreading in unlikely places like here. Check out a blast from the past. Although they blame immigrants, leprosy is already an epidemic in certain states in the USA.
If man is at fault, it is because of strict conservation laws. It is also the fact that man continues to reproduce. Spare me the "We are invading their space" issue because animals can adapt and must be controlled. Some think the alligator was never really endangered and thanks to this, you get more of this!
Much of all these problems are also caused by those who observe and feed nature and get too close to animals whose trust you have gained. Animals view you as a food source or enemy and will react accordingly. Commune with nature? Have a beer on the hammock in the backyard and mark your territory!
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