In Defence Of Crows!

Although crows prey on songbirds and their young, research suggests that they do not ordinarily have a significant impact on songbird populations.
We should protect crows because:
-Crows help control pest insects and 'clean up' dead animals.
-Crows transport and store seeds, contributing to forest renewal.
-Crows' preferred food is animal carcasses (carrion), so they help to keep the environment clean.
-Crows are an important part of a functional system. The more we interfere, the more the system becomes dysfunctional.
-A crow family can eat 40,000 grubs, caterpillars, armyworms and other insects in one nesting season. That's a lot of insects many gardeners and farmers consider pests.

He also said that we should respect crows because:
- Crows are intelligent; they make tools and scientists have studied their problem-solving and communication skills.
For example, when a crow encounters or meets a mean or negative human, it will teach the other crows how to identify that human.
Crows mate for life
Crows have a formal pecking order and use it wisely. ...
Crows conserve food.
Crows work together when necessary to solve problems
Crows grieve the death of one of their kind or those of other species who they know.

I hope that this gives the Mirror readers some food for thought and stops the senseless killing of these majestic creatures. The way to stop them taking baby birds as food is to stop spraying insects, supplement their food and water sources in certain seasons, and also to attract insects to gardens and parks using lights, planting and water.

Many thanks,
Angela Tuson and Bobby Goosen