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Eastern Screech Owl receiving fluids at SERC in Alabama. Photo taken by: Curran Gibson
What to do if you find/hit a raptor:
Contact your local law enforcement or raptor center (if available).
If you obtain proper equipment such as a towel, gloves, and a box, you can be talked through catching the bird if you are comfortable with doing so.
If caught, please get the bird to a rehabilitation center as soon as possible. *DO NOT keep or care for any wild animal, unless you are a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
If you are not comfortable wait for help to arrive, but keep an eye on the bird so that rescuers may act quickly upon arrival.
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Raptors on
RoadsideWARNING: A FEW IMAGES MAY NOT BE
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How Littering and Trash Can Injure
How does trash affect raptors?Though raptors are not directly affected by the trash, when such objects as apple cores, banana peels, hamburger wrappers, etc. are thrown out onto the ground this tends to attract smaller animals such as rodents. It is when raptors swoop to catch these rodents that the problem occurs.
When hunting, raptors focus mainly on the prey that they are after. For example, when going after a mouse on a roadside they typically do not see the oncoming vehicle. This unfortunately results in a collision, leaving the raptor injured more often than not.
Collision Statistics from 2014:
The Cascades Raptor Center in Oregon obtained 51 birds that had been hit by a vehicle. Of that 51; 17 were released, 2 were transferred to another facility, and 32 were euthanized or died.
The Southeastern Raptor Center in Alabama obtained 44 raptors that had been hit by a vehicle. Of the 44; 21 were released, 3 are currently still housed, and 20 were euthanized or died.
Of the total raptors taken into the centers, at least 10% have been hit by a vehicle. This number may not seem significant but as the years pass with only a third of raptors making it to their first birthday, this 10% will more than likely have an effect on population levels of different species of raptors.
Photo by Chloe Goodson:
How can the public help? Leave areas cleaner than you
found them. Each time you go on a walk, try to always bring back a piece of trash with you.
DO NOT LITER, even if something is biodegradable. Apple cores and banana peels smell delicious to small mammals, which could then attract the raptors.
Plan a group trash day where the community goes out and picks up trash. Everyone loves a beautiful looking community.
Move dead animals off the road. These carcasses often attract the raptors onto the road, making them more susceptible to being hit.
