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amacmil304@aol.com writes
>On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:57:19 +0000, Malcolm
> wrote:
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>>I see from the media that work has already started on St Kilda to see if
>>rats have landed from the wrecked ship. If they have, they will be
>>trapped and killed, so I assume that as you obviously believe very
>>strongly that they should not be killed you will be offering to pay for
>>them to be translocated and released in your garden, won't you?
>>It will make some fine headlines for your "cause" :-))
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>
>It's not my island that puffins are starving on.  It belongs to the
>National Trust.   They should pay for it themselves - and not the
>taxpayer.
>
I haven't seen a report that says they aren't paying for it themselves. 
However, while they may own the islands, the designations of double 
World Heritage Site, National Scenic Area, Site of Special Scientific 
Interest, Special Protection Area,  Special Area of Conservation, UNESCO 
Biosphere Reserve, Scheduled Ancient Monument, Geological Review Site 
and Marine Conservation Area mean that, like a Grade 1 listed building, 
there can be grant aid available to help maintain the features covered 
by the designations, which is only right and proper.

Also, every right-minded person will be hoping that there are no rats, 
but if there are that they will be exterminated as quickly as possible.

-- 
Malcolm