Kikiriki
Songster
The fact is the hawks are protected, the question is do they still need protection? They are not struggling as far as I can see: I watch five fly over my yard daily, they are thriving in cities, they are so widespread they are a nuisance to anyone who does not raise chickens commercially with extensive infrastucture.
On the other hand, they control rodent populations, which are also a nuisance.
Plus, if you kill one hawk, there will be another to claim the first ones territory, so is killing one really going to solve the problem?
What is their natural predator to hold their population in check? If they dont have one other than humans, then maybe people should begin to request a controlled hunting season as exists for other wildlife. A limit on the take per hunter, a specific season, which could easily coincide with the normal fall hunting seasons....trapping as an alternative to shooting in populated areas.
If enough people demand it, eventually that great mass of flesh in DC will be persuaded to make a movement...
On the other hand, they control rodent populations, which are also a nuisance.
Plus, if you kill one hawk, there will be another to claim the first ones territory, so is killing one really going to solve the problem?
What is their natural predator to hold their population in check? If they dont have one other than humans, then maybe people should begin to request a controlled hunting season as exists for other wildlife. A limit on the take per hunter, a specific season, which could easily coincide with the normal fall hunting seasons....trapping as an alternative to shooting in populated areas.
If enough people demand it, eventually that great mass of flesh in DC will be persuaded to make a movement...