I have just picked this up on Bird Forum.
I leave it to you to make your own comments. Bear in mind this is a British Company.
http://www.davis-bowring.co.uk/index.php/sporting/Moroccan-Shooting.html
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Really disgraceful,how low can shooters and connected company's stoop.
Would post my comment but there would be too many words substituted with**** .What is it with people and guns?
I see there is a contact email address on the website. How about we make contact and give them our polite opinion?
CJ
Absolutely disgraceful. It's a pity there isn't some way we can name and shame this company.
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Tony
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The thing that hurts firms like this is bad publicity but how do we do it without getting sued.
This sickens me. The thing I find most "funny" on the site is this quote: "Numbers shot are carefully controlled to maintain a healthy wild population" What a load of *insert offensive word here*! So 62% decline in european population and 90% decline in british population = healthy wild population? I think not. Clearly other problems are at play here but this is clearly a massive issue. I agree that it does make you feel as if there is no point attempting to conserve these birds here in britain as they will all be shot as soon as they leave us. As well as the obvious conservation issues I find it disgusting that any person can obtain pleasure from killing animals. Shame on this company and shame on anyone who shoots these and other migratory birds.
Now I have calmedf down and read some of the shooting trip guide some of the quotes are odd on top of the birding interest:
"Guests are met at Agadir by the shoot organiser Ahmed, who sorts out the problems of entering Morocco with guns. (Ahmed worked at the airport for 13 years and knows everyone!)"
"The drive to your hotel will take about an hour Within seconds you will be surrounded by up to 50 children who literally beg the guide to be employed for the morning flight. It should be made plain that you only want 2 bird boys and that only 2 will be tipped – otherwise you will be inundated."
"If the organiser is asked to employ the local police to keep the other children away (which is strongly advisable) the police should be tipped 100 Dirhams each per flight."
We shout about this sort of thing going on abroad and whilst I agree with those against this sort of thing we do have a few small problems in this country with illegal behaviour by a small number of shoots.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
Seaman you are absoutely right in your thoughts. My main thought was this is a British Company doing this (a company also involved in pheasant and grouse shooting here) when it is our migrant birds being shot out. The Roseate Tern was protected and numbers increased by taking action and working with locals on the African coast where they were being caught. We do need to keep an international eye.
Bird Forum is now saying the company have indicated they will withdraw the holiday from their website.
Let' hope so Bob,I have nothing against the shooting,hunting and fishing brigade (I have done a little for the pot years ago) but cannot abide it when the law is broken for these ends.