Bird protection

Abstract

There is a very laudable movement throughout Europe, and even the rest of the world, for countries to come closer together for various reasons such as trade, defence and culture. This is, in fact, an extension of Donne's saying that, "No man is an island". Just as individuals need each other in order to live sanely, so also do countries for self-defence against threats such as pollution and destruction of the environment. In other words, if we are to survive, then we must come closer together to save our common heritage and culture. The sea.s surrounding our countries do not belong to us only but to all mankind. If the Mediterranean becomes heavily polluted and fishless, this is the concern of all the countries in the area. So also we can argue that if one country is allowing its flora and fauna to be destroyed it is also destroying those of neighboring countries, especially in the case of migrant birds which belong to all the countries o·vet which they fly.