by Navre » Sun May 28, 2017 4:02 pm
The only Hawkshead I remember is with us. I think his working name is Pharaoh. He's not exactly friendly, and he is as quick as a cobra. He seems to be doing well. I don't think any of the birds that were taken by the vets directly from the breeding facility made it. She took only the sickest, so I guess that was to be expected.
Some of the rarer birds will be headed right to sanctuaries. It's about the only way we can be sure they won't end up in the hands of a breeder, again. I'm not yet sure who is going to sanctuaries and who will be available for adoption.
Some people think that rare birds have to be bred to save the species. Maybe, but that breeding needs to take place in their native areas, and be done by conservationists. Breeding rare birds in a barn in New England is not saving the species, at all.