jbm32206
04-20-2010, 08:26 PM
Any migratory bird, including the Osprey are Federally protected and killing one is a felony. However, there's been several Osprey killings (shootings) in the area.
Wildlife officers want to know who shot five federally protected ospreys in Jacksonville and Nassau County.
Four of the birds died and one survived and is being rehabilitated.Lt. Paul Graham of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the birds have been killed in more than one area.
"It's not one specific area where someone is killing these birds," Graham said. "The bird have been shot in Callahan, around (the) Dames Point Bridge, off Beaver Street and in the Argyle area."Ospreys are raptors that are protected by federal and state laws.For the full story (http://www.news4jax.com/news/23207638/detail.html) from news4jax
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Wildlife officers want to know who shot five federally protected ospreys in Jacksonville and Nassau County.
Four of the birds died and one survived and is being rehabilitated.Lt. Paul Graham of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the birds have been killed in more than one area.
"It's not one specific area where someone is killing these birds," Graham said. "The bird have been shot in Callahan, around (the) Dames Point Bridge, off Beaver Street and in the Argyle area."Ospreys are raptors that are protected by federal and state laws.For the full story (http://www.news4jax.com/news/23207638/detail.html) from news4jax
To view the video: http://www.news4jax.com/video/23212004/index.html (http://www.news4jax.com/video/23212004/index.html)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs364.snc3/23506_1377430445742_1531307631_965117_8087627_n.jp g
Photo by jbm32206