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Shot and gassed: Thousands of protected birds killed annually
Bale, Rachael; Knudson, Tom
http://www.revealnews.org/article/shot-and-gassed-thousands-of-protected-birds-killed-annually/Date Written: 2015-05-13 Publisher: Reveal - The Center for Investigative Reporting Year Published: 2015 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX17703 Reveal has obtained never-before-released data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showing more than 300 species of migratory birds -- from red-tailed hawks to American kestrels, turkey vultures to mallard ducks -- have been killed legally across the United States since 2011 to protect a wide range of business activities and public facilities under what’s called the "depredation permit" program. Subject Headings |