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Moonstar:
Tracy,
Thanks for the answer.
I am learning so much from everyones questions and all the answers you give and some of the answers from other viewers.
This is so enjoyable and so addicting.
Thanks.
Gail
The Peregrine Chick:
It is a good question Moonstar. The answer is yes and no (don't ya just love these). If a mammalian predator could get to a peregrine nest - keep in mind that in the wild they nest on cliff faces - the eggs and/or chicks would be fair game. But they would have to get past the parents. As for avian predators, same thing, but they have to worry more about the parents than mammalian predators because they are operating in the same element - the air. Other than as a food source, no reason to go after peregrine eggs. And there are plenty of other less dangerous eggs to prey upon.
Liz:
Good question, Moonstar! I am looking forward to the answer, too. :)
Moonstar:
Do other birds ever try to take the eggs from a Peregrine nest? I have heard that some birds will do this to other bird nests.
The Peregrine Chick:
Despite our willingness to share information about the birds, the Project does so only after ensuring the security of any/all sites. As for egg theft, no we haven't had any. And such an act is in fact a provincial and federal criminal act. Actually more than one. It could also be in contravention of CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) resolutions.
Canada's Species at Risk Act penalties are:
- for profit corporations = up to $1,000.000.
- non-profits = up to $250,000
- any other "person" = up to $250,000 and/or up to 5 years in jail
Manitoba's Endangered Species Act penalties are:
- corporation = up to $100,000
- any other "person" = up to $10,000 and/or up to 1 year in jail
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