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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Protected birds as crop pests

Protected birds as crop pests

Incidence

The Barnacle Goose, protected on its wintering reserve at Caelaverock in Scotland (a UNESCO biosphere reserve) is vermin to local farmers. Local farmers say they lose £15,000 a year each from the birds.

Broader

Birds as pests
Presentable

Aggravates

Threatened species of Birds
Presentable
Meaningless conservation status
Yet to rate

Strategy

Protecting birds
Unpresentable
Destroying bird pests
Yet to rate

Value

Unprotected
Yet to rate
Pestiferousness
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Crops
  • Birds, mammals » Birds
  • Societal problems » Pests
  • Societal problems » Protection
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J4257
    DOCID
    12042570
    D7NID
    147153
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020