@li5amarrone.bsky.social:
Dani’s lust for killin’ thangs and dog-whistling to her base far outstrips her interest in ornithology.
@druhfarrell.bsky.social:
The UCP wants to open hunting on Tundra Swans. Can you tell the difference between a Trumpeter Swan – a species at risk – and a Tundra Swan? Even the most experienced bird watchers find it difficult w/o the aid of a spotting scope. Please contact your MLA & MP and let them know your objections.
@fisherspeaks.bsky.social:
Aproposal to open a Canadian hunting season on Tundra Swans-they look, mingle with look-alike Trumpeter Swans (special concern). Swans are very difficult to ID in flight & trumpeters will be killed -reversing conservation successes.
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A gallery of flying swans featuring both tundra and trumpeter swans demonstrating how difficult they are to ID.
@mari-19.bsky.social:
WTF, they´re hunting swans in CA??? I can´t believe it, in Germany swans are strictly protected!!!
In the middle age swans were also hunted in Germany, by rich people who served them for dinner. Fortunately those times are over here.
@birderstuart.bsky.social:
How sick in the head do you have to be to look at a Swan and think “I wanna kill that.” No wonder our planet and our species are in so much trouble.
ace2extinct.bsky.social Feb 1, 2026:
Your Bible verse for the day. Mission Accomplished!
This fucking verse is just another piece of evidence that the bible is not the word of god, but the word of stupid, greedy, raping misogynistic hate-filled men, to operate against god (gaia, nature, life).
@lostcoastlorax.bsky.social:
I can’t ‘heart’ that post because i’m with you – too sad. :(
@zeke28.bsky.social:
We did a good job on that subduing shit.
@race2extinct.bsky.social:
Did we ever!
@enidrollins.bsky.social:
Dominate and destroy. How beautiful. I’m supposed to respect this for some reason
@trimi87.bsky.social:
Humans and their myths We worship gods, entities, gold, money, but destroy the real giver of life, the fundamental reason why we are here!
@major-bloodnok.bsky.social:
This verse has always disgusted me.Me too, but what disgusts me more, are the endless christians that defend that disgusting verse giving our hideous species absolute immunity for fucking endless crimes against life. Only humans are capable of such extreme faith in ungodliness It’s a contributing factor to me being an atheist.
As a younger man, every time I tried to read the Bible, I used to get very angry. It’s a strange book of contradictions, in my opinion.I studied propaganda. The bible and other religious texts are classic propaganda for the rich and powerful to control, abuse and make money off of the masses, and exploit women and girls as free sex toys, baby makers (to sell the babies for profit) and slaves. Who in their right mind would allow confession in any religion? Of course, the raping catholic church! So many kid rapists destroying lives happily and gleefully, again and again, because they believe confession clears their satanic cruel souls and gets them into heaven. Rape a kid or two or three on Saturday, confess on Sunday, rape a few more kids on Monday. Top things up with a hunting holiday, murder an elk, a moose, 37 ducks, 14 geese, 6 grouse, and 8 protected swans, but not eat any of the meat. Finally, kill a bunch of foxes and a few wolves, badgers and cougars to feel ugga ugga powerful. Rape some more kids. Read the bible, confess again on Sunday. Religion is more criminal than the mob, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump combined
@race2extinct.bsky.social:
You can pick out a verse to rationalize just about anything.
@major-bloodnok.bsky.social:
Absolutely.
@kimbdayle.bsky.social:
The god of the human ego.
@nonviolence.bsky.social:
Nervous laughter …
God does this all the time and does not seem to learn anything from his mistakes. This guy should allow for someone younger to take over or retire. He seems as incompetent as humans and indeed, he is made in our image. biblia.com/bible/esv/ge…
@race2extinct.bsky.social:
Nothing quite like a sociopathic God.
@teunemans.bsky.social:
Any God would have long since given up on us in despair and boredom and gone off gallivanting through the infinite universe.
@commoner.bsky.social:
The over-riding objective of near all religion is to enforce the ideology that we have the inherent right and duty to subject this planet to our will.
@race2extinct.bsky.social:
That is the defining thread.
@evoneuro.bsky.social:
Glad to see the news picking this up. I just received the proposed changes to migratory bird hunting for review and the biggest issues are the swan season and a mourning dove season. Inability to ID swan species is a huge problem and our data on dove numbers is deficient
@pamelabanting.bsky.social:
What a culture we have. To have to shoot wild animals in order to provide endpoints for bullets. So much more interesting to nurture abundance, plenitude, a lively land.
@evoneuro.bsky.social:
In Alberta, there is ongoing rhetoric about how we need to provide more opportunities for hunters. This is because hunting participation is in decline. The reason for the decline is complex, but land access, widespread ATV use on public lands, and stupid human behaviour are all contributing factors.
Proposed tundra swan hunting season on Prairies prompts concern from hunter, Hunt could lead to sensitive trumpeter swans being mistaken for tundra swans by Amir Said, CBC News, Jan 31, 2026
The federal government is considering a proposal to establish a new hunting season for tundra swans in the Prairie provinces — a move that one hunter says could endanger trumpeter swans, a similar-looking, sensitive species.
Proposed changes to Canada’s migratory bird regulations would create a new tundra swan hunting season in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Tundra swans are hunted in a handful of U.S. states, but in Canada they’re currently a protected species at the federal level.
David Duncan, a hunter and retired biologist, says such a hunt could lead to people mistakenly shooting trumpeter swans, a sensitive species that can’t be hunted anywhere in North America.
That’s because, in addition to the habitats of the two species tending to overlap, the birds look incredibly similar.
“A good bird watcher can tell the difference between the swans, but … most hunters wouldn’t be able to tell the difference,” Duncan said.
That’s especially true when the swans are flying overhead, making it hard to get a good look at their bill or other defining characteristics like their size, he said.
Duncan worked with swans during his time as a biologist, including as part of the federal government’s Canadian Wildlife Service, which is where the hunting season suggestion comes from.
Trumpeter swans in Alberta were once considered a threatened species under the province’s Wildlife Act. They’re now considered a species of special concern, following dramatic population increases across North America over the past several decades.
“When you hunt the tundra swan … you will accidentally shoot a few trumpeter swans,” said Duncan.
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Tundra and trumpeter swans are the only swan species native to Canada. A third species found in Canada, the mute swan, is native to the Old World and is considered an invasive species.
With a wingspan of up to 10 feet, trumpeter swans are among the world’s largest waterfowl species. They’re also considered the heaviest bird native to North America, weighing in at up to 30 pounds.
Hunting season would consider steps to protect swans
Wildlife biologist Frédérique Tremblay, who works for the Canadian Wildlife Service, says the federal government has taken the potential threat to trumpeter swans into consideration.
Tremblay pointed to data from the United States, where the populations of tundra and trumpeters swans also overlap, which shows the number of accidental killings of the wrong species is “very low.”
To protect trumpeter swans, some U.S. states educate hunters on how to tell the two species apart, and require reporting of all tundra swan kills to confirm they’re the correct species.
The Canadian government’s proposal considers a similar requirement for provincial reporting of tundra swans within 24 hours of harvest.
Under the proposed hunt, 500 tundra swan permits would be allocated in Alberta, 600 in Saskatchewan and 400 in Manitoba.
- Who shot 2 trumpeter swans in Huron County? Wildlife officers are on the hunt
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The federal government says a tundra swan hunting season would create new opportunities for hunters, while providing a boost for hunting outfitters and businesses.
The proposal was put together after stakeholders expressed interest in a tundra swan hunt, Tremblay said.
The suggested hunting season is currently at the consultation phase, meaning public input is still being solicited ahead of a formal proposal or decision being made.
Public feedback for the federal government’s suggested migratory bird regulatory amendments, including the proposed hunting seasons, can be submitted by email to email hidden; JavaScript is required until Feb. 15.
The fucking ignorant copy Nazi USA bastardosfederal government’s proposed migratory bird hunting changes also include opening a hunting season in the Prairie provinces for mourning doves — which can already be hunted in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia — and expanding Alberta’s existing sandhill crane hunt to more parts of the province.Monsters considering killing doves and more cranes. Humans, notably in thugsville Alberta, will never be satisfied until they’ve raped every child and wiped out all other species … oh ya, and contaminated all the land, air, food and water.
“Alberta supports science-based, sustainable wildlife management, including regulated hunting opportunities where they can be responsibly expanded,” wrote Alberta Ministry of Forestry and Parks spokesperson Michael Plenits in an email.This is not science-based, and it’s not sustainable “management,” it’s fucking putting a protected species at risk of being shot by allowing the killing of another protected species, and mass murdering others to please stupid ass fucking cruel humanity’s lust to kill and please their version of god (see verse above). It’s fucking religious based hooie putting humans above all, cruel stupidity and arrogance, and hatred of beauty and life.
“Any future adjustments would be informed by population data, conservation considerations, stakeholder input, and jurisdiction alignment. Alberta would support the proposed changes and will continue to work with our federal and provincial partners to make informed decisions.”I’ve never seen the UCP or an Alberta con gov’t before them make an informed decision about anything, most especially about non human species, and they don’t work with the feds on anything, they cry baby whine and attack.
Tremblay said the earliest implementation of any new hunting seasons would be 2028.
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