About Raptors
Hazards For Raptors
To report a sick or injured bird, please call our hotline at 813-205-1851
The Biggest Threat To Florida Raptors Is Simple…
Climate Change
To learn more about this topic visit
https://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/
Additional Hazards for Raptors & Other Birds
Collisions with cars
Babies (nestlings) and juveniles (fledglings) falling out of nests
Loss of nesting and foraging habitat reducing hunting grounds resulting in starvation
Weak ever since hatch ends up a poor hunter which results in starvation
Collisions with power lines
Electrocution
Gunshot wounds
Shot with an arrow that is still imbedded
Wrapped up in fishing line and/or fishing lures through wings, mouth and feet
Running into a screen enclosure or house chasing a bird
Burnt from fire
Grommets or other objects stuck on cranes beak
Various materials stuck on Anhinga's beaks
Attacked by dogs and cats
Running into reflective glass on buildings
Migration exhaustion
Falling into a sewage treatment plant sludge tank
Feather damage from flying over power plant heat stacks
Standing on a methane burner in a land fill when it fires off
Infectious disease such as West Nile, Avian Pox and Aspergillosis
Falling into a clay settling area in a mine
Falling into a vat of grease left uncovered at a restaurant
Poisonings, including rats and other animals that have been poisoned
Stuck in a building
Lead poisoning
Glue Traps
Struck by lightningHumans - cut feathers, kept in wrong cage, imprint (kidnapped)
Lightning arrester spikes
Food borne illness such as Botulism
Parasites - internal and external
Stuck in a fireplace
Stuck in a barbed wire fence
Territorial disputes and aggression
Running into or being hung up on a cell tower
Trapped in an attic
Hurricanes and other severe storms
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