Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Headlines

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/31/stag-attack-highlands-lochailort

"Attack" hardly seems accurate. The animal was evidently terrified and disorientated.


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The picture in this article is even more misleading:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/01/stag-attack-woman-windpipe-operation

You do wonder. Where do you have to go these days for balanced news reporting.. That picture is of a rutting stag. How much misinformation would we have to deal with if the lynx and the wild boar re-established themselves across the country - let alone the wolf?

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