Save Our Raptors
Target:
Landfill Operators Across the United States of America
Sponsored by:
Gas stacks used to release methane gas in landfills across the country can kill birds of prey. Landfills are a wonderful source of prey for these birds. They perch on top of the burners to survey the landscape before them, searching for tasty rodents. As the the burner ignites it will scorch whomever is perched on it or flying over. Most birds will painfully succumb to their injuries. A few lucky ones are brought to wildlife rehabilitators to be given a second chance at life.
The solution is fairly simple. Spikes or other excluder devices can be installed on top of the burners to prevent perching. In addition, there should be taller T perches provided outside the flame's reach, as the birds that are not aware of the spikes may still try and land on the stacks and will be burned on approach.
The ultimate solution? Reclaim and recycle the methane.
Please join us in our efforts to encourage landfills across the country to install these devices.
Such a simple solution can prevent the needlessly cruel damage that is inflicted upon these magnificent creatures which are an essential part of the ecological balance.
Note: All migratory birds are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. There is a $15,000 per bird fine if caught harming a bird. Edit
The solution is fairly simple. Spikes or other excluder devices can be installed on top of the burners to prevent perching. In addition, there should be taller T perches provided outside the flame's reach, as the birds that are not aware of the spikes may still try and land on the stacks and will be burned on approach.
The ultimate solution? Reclaim and recycle the methane.
Please join us in our efforts to encourage landfills across the country to install these devices.
Such a simple solution can prevent the needlessly cruel damage that is inflicted upon these magnificent creatures which are an essential part of the ecological balance.
Note: All migratory birds are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. There is a $15,000 per bird fine if caught harming a bird. Edit
Gas stacks used to release methane gas in landfills across the country can kill birds of prey. Landfills are a wonderful source of prey for these birds. They perch on top of the burners to survey the landscape before them, searching for tasty rodents. As the the burner ignites it will scorch whomever is perched on it or flying over. Most birds will painfully succumb to their injuries. A few lucky ones are brought to wildlife rehabilitators to be given a second chance at life.
The solution is fairly simple. Spikes or other excluder devices can be installed on top of the burners to prevent perching. In addition, there should be taller T perches provided outside the flame's reach, as the birds that are not aware of the spikes may still try and land on the stacks and will be burned on approach.
The ultimate solution? Reclaim and recycle the methane.
Please join us in our efforts to encourage landfills across the country to install these devices.
Such a simple solution can prevent the needlessly cruel damage that is inflicted upon these magnificent creatures which are an essential part of the ecological balance.
Note: All migratory birds are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. There is a $15,000 per bird fine if caught harming a bird. Edit
The solution is fairly simple. Spikes or other excluder devices can be installed on top of the burners to prevent perching. In addition, there should be taller T perches provided outside the flame's reach, as the birds that are not aware of the spikes may still try and land on the stacks and will be burned on approach.
The ultimate solution? Reclaim and recycle the methane.
Please join us in our efforts to encourage landfills across the country to install these devices.
Such a simple solution can prevent the needlessly cruel damage that is inflicted upon these magnificent creatures which are an essential part of the ecological balance.
Note: All migratory birds are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. There is a $15,000 per bird fine if caught harming a bird. Edit
We, the undersigned, are writing you today to bring to your attention a problem which is occurring across the United States. It concerns the needless deaths of raptors, or birds of prey, at landfills.
Landfills are a treeless landscape which attract rodents, a favorite food source of raptors. The height of the methane burners are a perfect perch for raptors hunting for rodents and other prey. Methane burners, unfortunately, usually have an igniter which causes a sudden flame that can scorch or even kill anything perched atop them. Typically landfill areas are in low traffic areas and most birds will painfully succumb to their injuries. Melted feathers, beaks and talons are just some of the injuries these birds endure. In January a red tailed hawk was found in Wisconsin, its legs and lower body burned off.
A very few are brought to rehabbers for treatment. How many birds are not so lucky? At some landfills, bird skeletons have been littered around methane burners.
The solution is simple. Spikes or other excluder devices can be installed on top of the burners to prevent perching. In addition, provide taller T perches outside the flame's reach, as the birds that are not aware of the spikes may still try and land on the stacks and will be burned on approach.
The ultimate solution? Reclaim and recycle the methane.
Landfills across the country need to address this issue immediately. Raptors are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and as such, it is illegal to harm them in anyway. The fine is $15,000 per bird.
These birds fill an important ecological niche in our environment and we encourage SWANA to bring awareness of this issue to their members. Lets partner together to solve this problem.
Thank you for your interest in this issue,
We signed the "Save Our Raptors" petition!
# 4,941:
5:43 am PST, Nov 7,
Alexandra MAUVE, France
# 4,940:
8:11 am PDT, Oct 19,
Mike Shimer, Illinois
I currently volunteer at Dupage County's Willowbrook Wildlife Rehabilitation Center located in Illinois. It has been a true eye opener when you see the numbers of raptors and other birds that have been compromised by the actions of industrialization that are brought to Willowbrook for Rehab from just the Chicago area. I believe anything we can do to minimize this effect will be an investment in our environmental future.
I currently volunteer at Dupage County's Willowbrook Wildlife Rehabilitation Center located in Illinois. It has been a true eye opener when you see the numbers of raptors and other birds that have been compromised by the actions of industrialization that are brought to Willowbrook for Rehab from just the Chicago area. I believe anything we can do to minimize this effect will be an investment in our environmental future.
# 4,939:
1:39 am PDT, Oct 18,
Meena Baehner, India
# 4,938:
12:30 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 4,937:
12:19 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Dana Marks, North Carolina
# 4,936:
10:42 am PDT, Oct 16,
Sharon Nelson, North Carolina
# 4,935:
10:24 am PDT, Oct 16,
Rebecca Dresser, North Carolina
It seems such a huge crime, an irresponsible act, that our literal trash can be so harmful as to burn, maim, and kill any other creature which inhabits this world. Something must be done, one person at a time, one organization at a time, one moral law at a time, to change this horrible aspect of "civilization."
It seems such a huge crime, an irresponsible act, that our literal trash can be so harmful as to burn, maim, and kill any other creature which inhabits this world. Something must be done, one person at a time, one organization at a time, one moral law at a time, to change this horrible aspect of "civilization."
# 4,934:
10:10 am PDT, Oct 16,
Lesley Bullard, North Carolina
This is going to be expensive, but we have to be better stewards of this earth.
This is going to be expensive, but we have to be better stewards of this earth.
# 4,933:
11:32 am PDT, Oct 15,
Tera Galanti, California
# 4,932:
7:30 am PDT, Oct 11,
Katie Schneider, New York
# 4,931:
6:25 am PDT, Sep 29,
Sue Everett, United Kingdom
# 4,930:
6:44 am PDT, Sep 28,
Felicia Faifer RN, Illinois
# 4,929:
11:30 am PDT, Sep 18,
Carolyn Spilman, New York
# 4,928:
2:50 am PDT, Sep 16,
Christine Metcalfe, United Kingdom
All species are under threat worldwide. It makes little sense to raise levels of destruction by 'mechanical' means such as wind turbines when the benefit provided by such means are close to zero.
All species are under threat worldwide. It makes little sense to raise levels of destruction by 'mechanical' means such as wind turbines when the benefit provided by such means are close to zero.
# 4,927:
10:58 am PDT, Sep 12,
Name not displayed, Delaware
# 4,926:
5:27 pm PDT, Sep 10,
Tricia Wilson, California
# 4,925:
8:46 am PDT, Sep 10,
S Wallace, United Kingdom
# 4,924:
11:35 pm PDT, Sep 9,
Anthony Green, Italy
Methane is the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas. Why not "Kill two birds with one stone" (pardon the pun), by heating houses with the methane instead of wasting it?
Methane is the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas. Why not "Kill two birds with one stone" (pardon the pun), by heating houses with the methane instead of wasting it?
# 4,923:
5:50 pm PDT, Sep 9,
Mark Duchamp, Spain
Why waste away methane from landfills when we need so much renewable energy ? And why kill our birds of prey ? Do we want plagues of mice in our corn fields ? We are having one in Spain right now. Please, collect the methane and save our raptors !
Why waste away methane from landfills when we need so much renewable energy ? And why kill our birds of prey ? Do we want plagues of mice in our corn fields ? We are having one in Spain right now. Please, collect the methane and save our raptors !
# 4,922:
10:59 am PDT, Sep 9,
Karen Steenhof, Idaho
It seems this source of raptor mortality could be easily avoided by taking some simple steps.
It seems this source of raptor mortality could be easily avoided by taking some simple steps.
# 4,921:
10:46 am PDT, Sep 9,
Chrissie Harper, United Kingdom
Please do all you can to change the way you use these various methods, put spikes on the burners to prevent birds of prey perching on them, untill you do you are injuring and killing these wonderful creatures which have been entrusted to our care. I URGE YOU TO DO SOMETHING IN HASTE.
Please do all you can to change the way you use these various methods, put spikes on the burners to prevent birds of prey perching on them, untill you do you are injuring and killing these wonderful creatures which have been entrusted to our care. I URGE YOU TO DO SOMETHING IN HASTE.
# 4,920:
10:46 pm PDT, Sep 8,
Elizabeth Belflower, Alabama
# 4,919:
3:16 am PDT, Sep 5,
Olivain Yolande, France
# 4,918:
10:26 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Abbie White, Massachusetts
I live next to a landfill and my family rescued a methane burned American Kestrel recently. On behalf of my family I am signing the petition to advocate for devices installed a landfills nationwide to prevent harm to raptors.
I live next to a landfill and my family rescued a methane burned American Kestrel recently. On behalf of my family I am signing the petition to advocate for devices installed a landfills nationwide to prevent harm to raptors.
# 4,917:
2:08 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 4,916:
6:22 am PDT, Aug 25,
Jenna Garvey, Massachusetts
# 4,915:
12:39 pm PDT, Aug 18,
Robert Chamberlain, North Carolina
# 4,914:
2:27 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Rosana Marinho, Brazil
# 4,913:
4:30 pm PDT, Aug 10,
Sharon Jonas, New Mexico
# 4,912:
1:09 pm PDT, Aug 10,
Cheryl Bibby, Canada
# 4,911:
6:40 pm PDT, Aug 9,
Dawn Fine, Texas
# 4,910:
6:32 pm PDT, Aug 9,
Beverly Robertson, New Jersey
# 4,909:
5:03 pm PDT, Aug 5,
Phyllis Kaplan, New York
Birds of prey are magnificent creatures who fill a vital ecological niche in our world. Please take the time to sign this petition so that we may bring an end to the needless deaths of these birds.
Birds of prey are magnificent creatures who fill a vital ecological niche in our world. Please take the time to sign this petition so that we may bring an end to the needless deaths of these birds.
# 4,908:
6:01 am PDT, Aug 5,
Andrea Hessel, New York
# 4,907:
3:27 am PDT, Jul 31,
Reid Hanneman, Illinois
# 4,906:
9:51 am PDT, Jul 25,
Rhonda Nolasco, California
# 4,905:
6:15 pm PDT, Jul 24,
Leila Merosands, Washington
# 4,904:
7:53 pm PDT, Jul 14,
Amy True, Illinois
Please install spikes or other excluder devices on top of the burners found in landfills. Along with saving these beautiful raptors, it would also make it safer for all migrating birds to hunt and not be harmed or burned. Thank you for making a difference for the better good of all God's little creatures. Sincerely, Amy True
Please install spikes or other excluder devices on top of the burners found in landfills. Along with saving these beautiful raptors, it would also make it safer for all migrating birds to hunt and not be harmed or burned. Thank you for making a difference for the better good of all God's little creatures. Sincerely, Amy True
# 4,903:
11:08 am PDT, Jul 12,
Marco Durepos, Canada
# 4,902:
8:46 pm PDT, Jul 9,
Glenn Bradley, Indiana
# 4,901:
8:56 pm PDT, Jul 7,
Veronica Benson-Moore, California
