Comments on: A Young Peregrine’s Fate http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kate http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Kate Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:38:39 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/#comment-109 Your dog probably found illegal activity which should be reported to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Humans who remove the wings and talons of raptors usually kill them to obtain the body parts. Raptors - and all migratory birds - are protected by Federal law. In southwestern PA, call the Game Commission at 724-238-9523. That said, the evidence has probably been eaten by now so you will have to save the phone number for later. If someone is sick enough to do this once, they may do it again. Your dog probably found illegal activity which should be reported to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Humans who remove the wings and talons of raptors usually kill them to obtain the body parts. Raptors – and all migratory birds – are protected by Federal law. In southwestern PA, call the Game Commission at 724-238-9523.

That said, the evidence has probably been eaten by now so you will have to save the phone number for later. If someone is sick enough to do this once, they may do it again.

]]> By: Joellen http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Joellen Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:19:22 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/#comment-108 You brought up an issue I've been wondering about. If you find a dead raptor, banded or unbanded, how do you decide if and to whom you should report it? Clearly a banded one should be reported. My dog's nose found a juvenile redtail (with one whole wing and both feet removed) in Frick Park. No way of telling how or when it died..but it seemed to have been scavenged by human(s) as I'm guessing an animal wouldn't be interested in wings and feet and leave the "meat". You brought up an issue I’ve been wondering about. If you find a dead raptor, banded or unbanded, how do you decide if and to whom you should report it? Clearly a banded one should be reported. My dog’s nose found a juvenile redtail (with one whole wing and both feet removed) in Frick Park. No way of telling how or when it died..but it seemed to have been scavenged by human(s) as I’m guessing an animal wouldn’t be interested in wings and feet and leave the “meat”.

]]> By: Libby Strizzi http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Libby Strizzi Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:35:11 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2007/12/08/a-young-peregrines-fate/#comment-79 Poor thing -- I felt bad for him -- got his dinner & everything, then zap! You make things so real, Kate Poor thing — I felt bad for him — got his dinner & everything, then zap! You make things so real, Kate

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