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This is kind of random but on topic to birds of prey-
most states in the US will help you rescue these birds if you find them wounded or sick on your property. They are Nature's pest control. States are given government funding to maintain their populations.
Just box up the bird and bring them to your local Fish and Wildlife office, or ask Animal Control to come pick them up.
mine is super random but still on topic to birds of prey...
i went to a birds of prey demonstration last fall & they said while there is a healthy vulture population in north america, it's declining in other parts of the world. one of the top causes of death is due to being hit by cars while they are feasting on roadkill. they suggested moving roadkill off to the side of the road which is like obv dangerous among other things. this doesn't just apply to vultures tho, it goes for any scavenger animals that will dine on roadkill and it's a vicious cycle :(. if you ever see injured wildlife your state should have a list of contacts for wildlife rehabilitators by category of specialty (birds, reptiles, mammals, orphaned, etc.)
what's odd is i cannot find any research supporting vultures getting hit by cars (as a top cause) but i swear that's what the guy said :shrug:
EDIT: sorry for being that weirdo talking about roadkill lololol
Oh I can answer this. Yes statistically if a vulture is going to meet an unexpected premature end it'll be by something like getting hit by a car. Evolution made them very tough.
FWIW roadkill usually gets dragged off the road by scavengers or dogs (in case where there's municipal services for roadkill removal, a civil servant shows up and peels roadkill off the road.)
So there's never a need to move roadkill unless you want to prevent small kids from seeing something horrendous. Nature eventually shows up to make the most of a roadkill meal.
I put this here, rather than starting a new thread:
1st baby aardvark 1st one born in 90 yrs at a UK zoo, so adorable, check out the little video
https://people.com/pets/first-ever-a...aracter-dobby/
One of the truths of our modern age is a LOT of rare and endangered species are only going to be maintained by humans breeding them. IIRC there are more Bengal tigers living in captivity than there are in the wild.
Zoos have been attacked by animal rights activists as abusive to animals, but to be honest, in some cases human intervention is giving some species a chance to keep going, hopefully as long as human species.
On topic, the songbirds of the Midwest are doing great this year. Spring is around the corner, and they are happy about it.
Mail carriers vs turkeys.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/feud-betw...143009007.html
Rare yellow cardinal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/flight-ye...204845245.html
Most endangered species leopard cubs (1ea m & f) born in IL zoo..
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-enda...002640551.html
Fun fact- vultures are immune to anthrax, botulism, and rabies!
Polka dot zebra https://animals.veloxify.com/animals...reserve/10013/