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The Peregrine Chick:
Yes all the organizations that were bequeathed birds were reputable, licenced and had long histories or at least their people did. And yes, if the bird is to be used for education or as an ambassador or whatever, the organization, centre and staff have to be fully qualified. Just because a peregrine is in captivity doesn't mean they aren't still afforded legal protection from the various levels of government.
carly:
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Yes it did. I didn't realize though that you could just give someone - well not someone but an organization a falcon like that. Admittedly I haven't much knowledge about that - I just remember reading that you had to have a falconers license in order to purchase one so it kind of surprised me. But maybe they do as they do have a teaching facility and keep all kinds of birds there.
carly:
Thanks TPC. :D
The Peregrine Chick:
Wainwright isn't in operation anymore for breeding peregrines unfortunately. When the facililty shut down, a committee was formed to decide where the breeding birds should go - including the place where we got the two chicks we tried fostering here in 2008. So CPF would have gotten Nova, and probably Qtesh depending on when they got her, from one of the centres the original Wainwright birds were bequeathed to. Does that make sense?
As for breeding for the wild, yes, birds are still available for release to the wild, just not as many and they are not inexpensive (and never were). As for Nova being pure anatum, my guess would be yes, but I don't know enough about him to be sure about that. I may find out more later as I'm working on a wee genealogical puzzle at the moment and hope to talk to some of the former Wainwright folks this winter.
carly:
Yes I agree with you on that one. I didnt' think they were still running a breeding facility out there - maybe TPC could tell us what is going on there? I know they don't breed them to release in the wild anymore, do they breed them for falconry?? I was confused as well. And my guess is that he's probably pure Anatum as well as that's what Qetesh was and where she came from all those years ago - Qetesh was originally part of the breeding program when it was running all those years ago.
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