jackson@utzoo.UUCP (Don Jackson) (12/04/87)
The following message was the original posting about the creation of net.rec.birds (now called rec.birds). I believe that the purpose and the content of the newsgroup were stated explicitly. The newsgroup was directed at birds and general ecology *out-of-doors*. Captive animals (whether pets or "domestic parrots") were not included within the scope of this newsgroup but are included in rec.pets. >Autzoo.1555 >net.general,net.news.group >Wed Apr 14 08:41:19 1982 >Birding newsgroup >Announcing net.rec.birds for all you bird watchers/naturalists out there. >Please note this group is NOT exclusively for birders: nature photography, >botany, natural history, etc., are all welcome. ^> > Happy Birding! > Andy Rubaszek - Zoology, U of T -- Name: Don Jackson Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 UUCP: {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!jackson