Prompt 10

Misrepresentation of a field could potentially be the downfall of a business or a department. It can lead to lawsuits or termination of positions. At thebirdhuntingsociety.weebly.com under misrepresentation of facts it gives a brief explanation of swans. Mute swans were not federally protected because they were not native and not migratory birds. What does this mean? People could shoot them at anytime of the year. This in itself could lead to the decimation of a population of swans in a area. The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife were thinking that the legal shooting would keep down the number of feral mute swans.

                                       
                                                                           Mute Swans

This lead to a lawsuit where the Swans had to be put onto the protected list meaning they were considered native species. This lead to an increase of feral mute swans and it threatened other populations. Eventually the lawsuit was dropped and a management plan was set into place.


If the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife would have represented their information better this incident might not have happened.

Ways they could have presented the information better.

• Use of statistics and charts
• This would show the amount of feral vs Mute swans in the wild
• Show population trends in the Swans

The problems with this piece was the lack of any use of statistics. Without stats it is hard to show trends in population and if your plan for management is working. Also there was a lack of research in the piece. Your argument is stronger with the facts from the research you did. With sufficient evidence, statistics, and facts the lawsuit might not have happened at all. Because of the lawsuit they had to start over with population management efforts.

Sources:
"Help Pass NY Senate Bill to Save Mute Swans." Friends of Animals -. Web. 22 Nov. 2015.

"The Bird Hunting Society." The Bird Hunting Society. Web. 22 Nov. 2015.

Jake B