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Kayaking does disturb wildlife and may well cause harm. Humans, by
their very presence, pose a hazard to wildlife. The bird may well have
been protecting a nest and while fleeing from the paddler was unable
to protect the offspring from the snake climbing the grass. Most of
the damage we do in nature is accidental (or poorly considered). Your
example trivializes an important issue, which is that we do scare
animals when we paddle and it is best that we take care when we are in
animal habitat.


Oh bull****. Maybe the snake would have died if he hadn't eaten a cute
little baby bird. Don't breath, drink, eat, ****, ****, pass wind, pass
go, or collect $200. Just sit there, grow old and die. Don't get
cremated because that will pollute the air. Don't get buried because
that will disturb the earthworms. Just melt away like Fosty the
Snowman. Be carefull not to drown the fire ants.


Tracy,

You are letting your ignorance show. Humans always have impacts in
nature. What those are go largely unnoticed by us, so we have a tendency
to believe thay don't happen. I've seen humans kill animals in just this
way, most commonly a young sea lion being trampled to death when a
kayaker wanted to get a picture of the animals from their kayak at the
rock wall protecting Monterey harbor. I have worked with marine mammals,
and their handlers, and have been battered about the head and shoulders
of "don't do's" for years now. I am not saying that this "always"
happens, just that it does. Our ignorance of our impact is part of the
paroblem.

Personally, I take pains not to disturb animals in their habitat, you
don't. Animals can't set rules (such as wipe your feet) in their
environment, so we have to do some of that for them.

Your insensitivity and closed mind does not speak well of you.

Rick


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Your rights stop where my freedom begins. And Vice Versa.
I know its hard sometimes. I hate Jet Ski's and Cigarette boats.
They have their places, we have ours. Leave them alone. Besides,
one day I may try one out for a couple of hours.

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