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Originally Posted by Dogghound  This is abit of a rant so click off if your not interested, but basically im really struggling with IDs its so frustraiting as im repetatively getting IDs wrong (on insects) and dont seem to be learning apart from on this site but getting to the point where i want to give it up. hence not being on for a wile, fine not to bad you say, but at 22 especially in my area there are few people that care about wildlife my mates dont care for a start (my parents arnt bothered so much & my girlfriend),It annoys me that people still mess up wildlife, badger baiting etc. BUT to make it worse i join my local wildlife group and there is no1 anywhere near my age and no1 that respects what ive learned or what i know (im sure i know enough), they just look down on me, its annoying. Then go face to face with people throwing stones at geese so i put them in their place risking getting a beating, then even worse have an aggresive confontation with people smashing a nest box (can you believe it? yes a tit box) total losers in my eyes, then i have a conversation with a cattle farmer who casually says hes killed 5 foxes including a cub in the last 2 months. Hes a cattle farmer why the need to do that? I just feel like giving up. I know this thread has been posted late but i assure you drink isnt involved. I just have reached breaking point and find it very hard especially in my area for a young naturalist/conservationistto to get a grip. |
Sorry things are getting you down. Believe me you're not on your own, I know of other people your age and younger that struggle to be taken seriously. You sound like a great person, someone who is willing to put himself on the front line to protect our wildlife. We need more of you around. I can honestly say that you are an asset to this site and I myself have learnt so much from you.
