listen while some of this is absolutely true, I just want to be a little more balanced in my response because I don't have it out for all academics, my comments were only because I and others run into this but indeed there are wonderful people in academia, and also Parks of which I have been afforded respect and therefore, I think my most important comment is that the table should be open for everyone to come and bring evidences instead of words about what ever it is that is the issue. I am sure that the non-academic people can bring good evidences and examples in real life of what is and can be a positive application in management of wildlife. Shouldn't that be the bottom line for all of us?? Theres always a jerk somewhere no matter what the education, and I am not putting everyone under that umbrella because of there lot in life. Certainly an academic has invested himself or herself to get to the point where they are at, so I just want to be clear that while I acknowledge that existence of bias and run into it from time to time, I want to be a bridge builder, and certainly from the other side how many stories could they tell you about unscrupulous people raping an area of its reptile fauna for profit. It does happen. So there are legitimate grips on both sides..I hope that there will be room at the "Inn" for all of us.....One thing about it words should be measured and you can't take back what you say.
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