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To: stillafreemind
Starlings are a public health problem. It makes sense to kill them in the winter when it's easier and less dangerous to clean up after them.

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sturnus_vulgaris.html

"Established roosts of starlings harbor diseases such as blastomycosis, beef measles, and histoplasmosis. All three of these are serious heath risks to humans. One last economic concern is starlings' presence at airports and especially on runways. Stray starlings that have wandered off onto airport runways have caused aircraft disasters. These starlings clog up engines, causing a shutdown of the plane and its eventual descent. Although starlings do perform some good deeds, they are for the most part a nuisance to our community."

6 posted on 01/27/2009 10:01:17 AM PST by MahatmaGandu (Remember, remember, the twenty-sixth of November.)
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To: MahatmaGandu

I would argue that homosapiens are the biggest nuisance on the planet. Should we kill them off too?


8 posted on 01/27/2009 10:03:15 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
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To: MahatmaGandu

Hear what you’re sayin’. Just wonder what the next species will be. From birds to babies to grandparents to the guy with a quarter in his pocket..they’re just a nuisance and have to go! Yep..have to go!


11 posted on 01/27/2009 10:04:17 AM PST by stillafreemind
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