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I thought this was a solved problem. Is there some reason why we don't have more urban raptors? Are the city pigeons so fouled with urban byproducts that their
by DoubleCribble 8y ago
I thought this was a solved problem. Is there some reason why we don't have more urban raptors? Are the city pigeons so fouled with urban byproducts that their consumption eventually kills off any unwitting predators?
- Tade0 8y agoThere are several problems, but one is that raptors tend to well, fly off eventually. There are currently three hawk families in Warsaw - one of them occupying a nest built specifically for this purpose which nevertheless was empty for five years before the new couple moved in.
- User23 8y agoThe other is that raptors are very bad at dealing with cars. Their evolutionary strengths are seeing far and killing fast. Traffic? Not so much. Rock doves and crows on the other hand deal with or even benefit from cars.