Osprey get tangled in nests by twine, fishing line, plastic
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A wildlife protection group in Eastern Oregon says it's been fortunate this year to rescue three out of four ospreys found entangled in a material the birds themselves bring to their nests — common twine used for baling hay.
The raptors add a variety of human-made objects to their stick-and-twig nests, such as fishing line or plastic grocery bags.
Sometimes during nesting season they get tangled up in the twine and are found hanging from their nests.
Blue Mountain Wildlife says one of the four ospreys was euthanized because of a broken leg.
Executive Director Lynn Tompkins the number of entanglements isn't unusual, but usually not so many survive.
She says utility crews from Pacific Power have helped out by rushing to retrieve entangled birds on power pole nests.
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Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.info
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press
see now i have been saying this for years.people are bad for the planet,and when ever we have a mass killing people get all sad,those killings are just environmentalist trying to help the planet.(note sarcasm)
Well get ready folks, now they will be coming after fishing line, plastic bags (again), and bale twine. Did you notice that they are a little vague on their statistics. Did you notice they did not say anything about their green energy wind mills killing raptors. Now you might ask how did I get green involved in this, well these people are of the same ideology that is how. Would you people just go away and leave us to live our lives in peace. We all know you are miserable, controlling bullies, so go sit in a corner.