Harry Potter Blamed For India's Disappearing Owls 252
GillBates0 writes "Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has blamed fans of Harry Potter for the demise of wild owls in the country as children seek to emulate the boy wizard by taking the birds as pets. 'Following Harry Potter, there seems to be a strange fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls,' Ramesh said Wednesday, according to comments reported by the BBC."
Right... (Score:2, Interesting)
That's a strange fascination? (Score:2, Interesting)
Owls Make Terrible Pets (Score:5, Interesting)
These people are going to find out rather quickly why owls are among the worst possible animals to keep as pets. [festivalofowls.com]
'Jaws' effect... (Score:3, Interesting)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/fl-endangered-sharks-20101030,0,1055241.story [orlandosentinel.com]
This happened with sharks after Jaws and continues to this very day. The original author of Jaws, Peter Benchley, said that he regretted writing the novel and the creation of the film because it lead to the mass killing of so many species of sharks.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/books/news/article_1097132.php/Peter_Benchley_author_of_Jaws_dies_at_65 [monstersandcritics.com]
Re:catch a wild bird? (Score:3, Interesting)
Have you seen how rabid Harry Potter fans can be?
Can't say I have. Certainly not as crazy as the Dr Who fans anyway.
I know, right? The last Daleks were sacrificed when the new Dr. Who series was launched, and they had just started breeding successfully in captivity!