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Show Raptor Mortality Noted Data collected by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel show some 120 raptors were found either injured of killed by various means in 1974. The highest cause of Injury and death was attributed to electrocution, with some 30 eagles falling victim to power lines. Fourteen eagles and seven raptors of other species were shot, while 12 eagles and 10 other raptors were hit by vehicles, Two eagles were injured in traps. The remaining injuries and deaths were due to unknown sources. Most frequently handled bird was the golden eagle, 73 of them dead and 14 alive. Next highest was the great homed owl, of which 11 were found, all dead. Other birds found included nine bald eagles, four each red-tailed and rough-legged hawks, two Cooper' hawks. two Cooper's hawks, and one each ferruginous hawk, kestrel and Swainson's hawk. The raptor mortalities were summarized by Division Research Chief Al Heggen. |