@ArtemKonstantinovich Are you trying to defend them? Really? And where are you from? - I understand how you want to know the other side of the story - but it's the federal government. They're not going to give you the straight answer like anyone who lives here would tell you. The people who live on the island could tell you more facts about the audubon by having to live with them. If you really are that curious, you can google Cape Hatteras Audubon. It might help.
I have been going here for 49 years on vacation and from my eyes the only thing that has changed is what has been forced on us. (We the people my ass.)
There is not a word said here that isn't true. Our Government is in bed with the Ecoterrorist. I have not been to Hatteras in 4 years due to this. That is down from 6-10 times a year. There is no way anyone can say this arbritary science is not killing the island. AUDUBON, IDENTIFY THIS BIRD!!!
I am simply feeling devastated that our country would take away the home of generations of people who have lived and loved their island and beaches for hundreds of years. I will pass this video and the cause of these people on to everyone on my facebook lists and email lists. This has got to stop!
I lived in Hatteras for 15 years and have many friends and family members that still call it home. It is truly distressing to see what "our" government is doing to them. They are slowly forcing them out of what is home. The beaches were meant to be open and used by all people, both residents and tourists. These people's voices deserve to be heard. It is their lives at stake now, who will save them?!?!?
That one woman in the first part was exactly right about the Plovers showing up in the residential areas of Hatteras Island. I used to be a sportfishing mate in the Hatteras Charter fleet and every morning when I would get up to go to work (fish) there was a group of plovers that would hang out in the yard of the apartment I lived in. I actually used to joke with my neighbor that I hoped audobon didn't come and shut down my driveway and front yard. This is really sad.
how the fuck are a handful of birds more important than the lives of these people? shoot a fox to save a plover? how the fuck does that make sense?animals go extinct,its just the way it is.does anybody miss the do do bird?
Here's a novel concept -- how about we let GOD control the habitat like He's been doing for millions of years? Man has just as much right to be there as the animals do. The animals will conform to their habitat WITH the humans around. I've seen it enough times to know it WILL happen. I, too, wonder if there isn't maybe another agenda at play here. When you put birds over humans and other animals, you are doing as much to destroy nature as you say the humans are doing.
Thanks for this exposure.........our government is failing us and this video is proof positive, I know that the people of the Island of Hatteras will persevere through this hardship, just as they have the other hardships that they have been challenged with. On a side note is there any connection between the feet dragging on the repair of the Bonner Bridge and these bird closures?? Something to think about.............
A powerful video that successfully puts the peoples' concerns forward but to someone not familiar with the problem it would have been instructive to know what has actually been done to create such anger and dispair. You get the point that beaches have been closed because of piping plovers but show where, when, for how long each year, and how much of the available beaches are affected.
And yet another observation: Having been to many uninhabited barrier islands and seeing literally thousands of Piping Plover nests replete with eggs during the 1960's , I never EVER saw any Plover or other shore bird nest below the dune line. And when you think about it, that just makes sense. As long as you restrict access to the dunes, which has always been the case, restricting vehicle, not to mention pedestrian access, between the dune line and water is BS.
Well done. The NPS has lost sight of its various missions. Admittedly, some parks are created as wilderness areas to remain untouched. Not the case with the stated purpose of the Hatteras Island National Sea Shore.
With regard to the Plover, (1) there are any number of uninhabited barrier islands that provide safe nexting haven up through even Virginia, i.e., Hog Island, Cobb Island, Cedar Island, etc; (2) documented cases of injury to plovers by pedestrians or vehicles at Hatteras is rare.
Have you interviewed anyone from the Wildlife Service of Audubon?
ArtemKonstantinovich 3 weeks ago
@ArtemKonstantinovich Are you trying to defend them? Really? And where are you from? - I understand how you want to know the other side of the story - but it's the federal government. They're not going to give you the straight answer like anyone who lives here would tell you. The people who live on the island could tell you more facts about the audubon by having to live with them. If you really are that curious, you can google Cape Hatteras Audubon. It might help.
LuvableKiwi 3 days ago
Thanks for the information you provided...love your videos..please do more..thanks
pflugliza 5 months ago
I have been going here for 49 years on vacation and from my eyes the only thing that has changed is what has been forced on us. (We the people my ass.)
TheSimonm86 10 months ago
There is not a word said here that isn't true. Our Government is in bed with the Ecoterrorist. I have not been to Hatteras in 4 years due to this. That is down from 6-10 times a year. There is no way anyone can say this arbritary science is not killing the island. AUDUBON, IDENTIFY THIS BIRD!!!
CusterSurfFisherman 1 year ago
I am simply feeling devastated that our country would take away the home of generations of people who have lived and loved their island and beaches for hundreds of years. I will pass this video and the cause of these people on to everyone on my facebook lists and email lists. This has got to stop!
kimkovac 1 year ago
I lived in Hatteras for 15 years and have many friends and family members that still call it home. It is truly distressing to see what "our" government is doing to them. They are slowly forcing them out of what is home. The beaches were meant to be open and used by all people, both residents and tourists. These people's voices deserve to be heard. It is their lives at stake now, who will save them?!?!?
millerlockeddown 1 year ago
That one woman in the first part was exactly right about the Plovers showing up in the residential areas of Hatteras Island. I used to be a sportfishing mate in the Hatteras Charter fleet and every morning when I would get up to go to work (fish) there was a group of plovers that would hang out in the yard of the apartment I lived in. I actually used to joke with my neighbor that I hoped audobon didn't come and shut down my driveway and front yard. This is really sad.
tbone2872 1 year ago
how the fuck are a handful of birds more important than the lives of these people? shoot a fox to save a plover? how the fuck does that make sense?animals go extinct,its just the way it is.does anybody miss the do do bird?
efilgnikcufecin13 1 year ago
Here's a novel concept -- how about we let GOD control the habitat like He's been doing for millions of years? Man has just as much right to be there as the animals do. The animals will conform to their habitat WITH the humans around. I've seen it enough times to know it WILL happen. I, too, wonder if there isn't maybe another agenda at play here. When you put birds over humans and other animals, you are doing as much to destroy nature as you say the humans are doing.
ThePatrioticlady 1 year ago
Thanks for this exposure.........our government is failing us and this video is proof positive, I know that the people of the Island of Hatteras will persevere through this hardship, just as they have the other hardships that they have been challenged with. On a side note is there any connection between the feet dragging on the repair of the Bonner Bridge and these bird closures?? Something to think about.............
flyingcircus1974 1 year ago
A powerful video that successfully puts the peoples' concerns forward but to someone not familiar with the problem it would have been instructive to know what has actually been done to create such anger and dispair. You get the point that beaches have been closed because of piping plovers but show where, when, for how long each year, and how much of the available beaches are affected.
AmosAnt37 1 year ago
And yet another observation: Having been to many uninhabited barrier islands and seeing literally thousands of Piping Plover nests replete with eggs during the 1960's , I never EVER saw any Plover or other shore bird nest below the dune line. And when you think about it, that just makes sense. As long as you restrict access to the dunes, which has always been the case, restricting vehicle, not to mention pedestrian access, between the dune line and water is BS.
WJRESQ 1 year ago
Well done. The NPS has lost sight of its various missions. Admittedly, some parks are created as wilderness areas to remain untouched. Not the case with the stated purpose of the Hatteras Island National Sea Shore.
With regard to the Plover, (1) there are any number of uninhabited barrier islands that provide safe nexting haven up through even Virginia, i.e., Hog Island, Cobb Island, Cedar Island, etc; (2) documented cases of injury to plovers by pedestrians or vehicles at Hatteras is rare.
WJRESQ 1 year ago 2