On Monday, June 19, 2006, at 01:51 PM,
wrote:
In response to Michael's request for poison impacts on raptors, I have
the
following information which was provided by raptor researcher Dr David
Baker-Gabb recently.
< snip >
Wedge-tailed Eagles routinely eat carrion, and I am sure that in your
travels you would have seen a dead one or two on the side of the road
that
got clobbered by a car when feeding on a road-killed kangaroo or some
such
delicacy. Wedgies hold large territories (eg 5km between nests) and so
any poisoning
activity is likely to only kill at most one pair of adults and
possibly a
few roaming juveniles. Hence the impact on this species is likely to
be
less than on Whistling and Black Kites.
I'm not so sure about this. I've seen quite a few wedgies circling
about in the one area, and I'm sure I've seen a few gathered around a
roadkill from time to time.
Regards, Laurie
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