Somewhere up above:

But it would take an awful lot of bagpipes to wipe out even a small rain forest. It can't be that much of a threat can it?

An article in one or the other of my magazines, perhaps Smithsonian a few months ago, related the actions of a band of luthiers, together with a couple of governments, to prevent the extinction of the Pernambuko (spelling varies?) used mainly for making fiddle bows. Those are really tiny little things, aren't they?

There were legitimate fears that the species would be completely wiped out very soon; but cooperation between governments, conservators, and the luthiers who used and needed it have resulted in a remarkably stable preservation of remaining stocks, and even some increases in harvestable trees.

It can be done without destroying an industry, but the industry has to cooperate. The book is open on whether bagpipers can cooperate? (I'll leave that question to others who are on speaking terms with one.)

John