Xi'an's Og

I just learned today that about 300 bouquetins had been killed in the French Alps the past few days as an hasty and ungrounded measure against bovine brucellosis. I find it amazing that the local authorities can act with so little scientific justification and against European regulations that make bouquetins a protected species. In comparison, the proposed culling of badgers in England went through experimental steps with some modicus of science. (Although it is supposed to resume next week despite Gareth’s recent ABC paper demonstrating culling is ineffective against bovine TB.)

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