Posted by Luke Ormand on December 9, 2013 at 6:35 PM
For those of you who have not heard, the NY/NJ Port Authority has added Snowy Owls to a list of species which are to be killed if located at airports under their control. Apparently a Snowy Owl was recently sucked up into an plane's engine at JFK (no injuries to humans) and as such, he PA authorized the killing of these birds. Since then, at least two Snowy Owls have been killed via shotgun at the airport. Snowy Owls killed at JFK
Logan Airport in Boston has had a successful trap and release program, and 20 owls have been caught and relocated this year alone. Logan Airport Approach to Snowy Owls
The killing of these birds has been reported in area newspapers and news channels but I don't believe it's on a national level yet.
If you would like to let the Port Authority to know that you do not support the killing of these birds, you have several options. You can leave messages on the Governor of NY's facebook or tweet him (NY Governor Facebook and Cuomo@NYGovCuomo)
You e-mail the General Inspector of the Port Authority @: InspectorGeneral@panynj.gov
Or you can call the Port Authority or Governor's Office to lodge a complaint. Thank you for your time and consideration and hopefully this will be stopped quickly.
- Luke
Posted by Luke Ormand on December 9, 2013 at 10:04 PM
This was recently posted by the PA:
STATEMENT FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY ON SNOWY OWLS
“The Port Authority is working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to move immediately toward implementing a program to trap and relocate snowy owls that pose a threat to aircraft at JFK and LaGuardia airports. The Port Authority’s goal is to strike a balance in humanely controlling bird populations at and around the agency’s airports to safeguard passengers on thousands of aircrafts each day. Over the past two weeks, five planes at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports were struck by snowy owls that have been migrating to our region in far higher than typical numbers this year.”
Posted by Max Waugh on December 9, 2013 at 10:41 PM
I believe this is what happened to Hawaii's one and only snowy owl a couple winters ago. It was hanging out at the airport and they couldn't catch it, so it was shot.
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2 repliesLogan Airport in Boston has had a successful trap and release program, and 20 owls have been caught and relocated this year alone. Logan Airport Approach to Snowy Owls
The killing of these birds has been reported in area newspapers and news channels but I don't believe it's on a national level yet.
If you would like to let the Port Authority to know that you do not support the killing of these birds, you have several options. You can leave messages on the Governor of NY's facebook or tweet him (NY Governor Facebook and Cuomo@NYGovCuomo)
You e-mail the General Inspector of the Port Authority @: InspectorGeneral@panynj.gov
You can sign the Change.org petition @: Change Petition
Or you can call the Port Authority or Governor's Office to lodge a complaint. Thank you for your time and consideration and hopefully this will be stopped quickly.
- Luke
STATEMENT FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY ON SNOWY OWLS
“The Port Authority is working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to move immediately toward implementing a program to trap and relocate snowy owls that pose a threat to aircraft at JFK and LaGuardia airports. The Port Authority’s goal is to strike a balance in humanely controlling bird populations at and around the agency’s airports to safeguard passengers on thousands of aircrafts each day. Over the past two weeks, five planes at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports were struck by snowy owls that have been migrating to our region in far higher than typical numbers this year.”
Max