U.S. Geological Survey: Illegal Shooting Along Power Lines a Leading Cause of Death for Bald Eagles, Protected Birds in the West
August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release:
A study examining protected birds found dead along power lines on public lands in the western U.S. shows that gunshot deaths were three times more common than deaths from other causes.
In the Great Basin of the western U.S., power poles and power lines are often the tallest landscape features available to birds for perching and nesting. Howeve . . .
A study examining protected birds found dead along power lines on public lands in the western U.S. shows that gunshot deaths were three times more common than deaths from other causes.
In the Great Basin of the western U.S., power poles and power lines are often the tallest landscape features available to birds for perching and nesting. Howeve . . .