Is "Conservation" a bad word?

[shresearchdude]

I'm curious how many feel about this. I understand how people feel about their rights to do what they want. When the buffalo were hunted to "near" extinction were "conservation" minded people shunned?



:cool: and yes I did go fishing last week without posting my report-is that wrong?

[Gerry Zagorski]

and yes I did go fishing last week without posting my report-is that wrong?

That is dead wrong John :rolleyes:

All depends on what you're definition of a conservationist is.

I catch and release more often then not.

I care about the water quality and habitat.

I think certain parts of our forrests should be set aside and protected for all to enjoy in the future.

Call me whatever you like but late for dinner :D

I am willing to make sacrafices and have fisheries closed if the stock is in jeopardy, but I want the stock assessment to be based on good science.

I love and respect the outdoors and enjoy it in many ways besides fishing but am not one of those enviro wackos. What good are the outdoors if you can't enjoy them?

I do eat meat and don't support groups like PETA.

[Lard Almighty]

There is a big difference between being a conservationist and being an environmentalist. Environmentalists put the well-being of the environment first and foremost, even if it means that humans no longer get access to it. Conservationists believe in wise use of the environment at a sustainable level, such that future generations can utilize it in the same manner as their predecessors. Environmentalists tend to think of plants and animals as individuals, while conservationists view them as populations. Environmentalists base their policies more on emotion, while conservationists rely more on science and statistics.

Conservation is not a bad word. It is important to conserve resources and not take more than the environment is able to replace in the same amount of time.

[tropics]

I have been fishing close to 60yrs. before there were any groups or regs. we did not kill everything we caught then nor now.That is conservation in the past.

[Gerry Zagorski]

There is a big difference between being a conservationist and being an environmentalist. Environmentalists put the well-being of the environment first and foremost, even if it means that humans no longer get access to it. Conservationists believe in wise use of the environment at a sustainable level, such that future generations can utilize it in the same manner as their predecessors. Environmentalists tend to think of plants and animals as individuals, while conservationists view them as populations. Environmentalists base their policies more on emotion, while conservationists rely more on science and statistics.

Conservation is not a bad word. It is important to conserve resources and not take more than the environment is able to replace in the same amount of time.

Exactly Lard...... I wish I could have stated is as eloquently as you just did.

[Lard Almighty]

Exactly Lard...... I wish I could have stated is as eloquently as you just did.I'm just glad to be able to put my B.A. in Environmental Studies to good use. :D

[shrimpman steve]

Exactly Lard...... I wish I could have stated is as eloquently as you just did.


Amen brother, Lard said it all!