Liao stressed that no matter what kind of birds were involved, be they endangered or not, bird conservationists would have done everything possible to prevent the tragedy. "They could have carried out their construction work after removing the nests. If they had done that, the public would not now have to learn about bird conservation from looking at the photos of dead egrets," Liao said.
The China Times story provoked mixed responses from the public. Hsu said he received many telephone calls yesterday. Some callers asked him to cover similar stories but others criticized him for promoting such conservation ideas on the grounds that it might have a negative impact on fish farmers. The egret, a common bird that eats fish, has long been a big headache for fish farmers.
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