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Trained NYC Hawks Attack Chihuahua
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/08/14 11:46  金羊网-新快报

  Trained hawks employed to keep pigeons from making a mess on visitors in a midtown park have been grounded because one of the birds mistook a Chihuahua as its lunch.

  An 18-inch hawk swooped down and gouged the diminutive pooch with one of its talons while the dog was nosing around in the bushes of Bryant Park, located behind the landmark New York Public Library.

  The hawk was quickly separated from the pooch Tuesday afternoon. A park employee flagged down a cab so the dog's owner could take it to a veterinarian, said Richard Dillon, vice president of security for Bryant Park.

  The dog owner asked that her identity not be released.

  The program, which aims to scare pigeons out of the park, could be finished. A final decision is expected by the end of the week.

  “I sincerely believe the bird mistook it for a rat because it was in the shrubbery,”said Thomas Cullen, the falconer hired to run the anti-pigeon program.

  The hawk, named Galan, was taken to Cullen's headquarters in Goshen, N.Y.

  The Bryant Park Restoration Corp. picked up the vet's bill, Cullen said at a news conference with another of the sharp-taloned birds, Starbuck, perched on his left hand.

  Daniel Biederman, executive director of the Bryant Park group, said the hawk program has been a success since it was started in April, with pigeon infestation down 50 percent and fewer complaints from visitors.

  However, city Parks Department officials called for its end.

  “We place the safety of park users, including their pets, over any minor inconvenience that may be caused by pigeons,”said spokeswoman Megan Sheekey.

  Some park visitors disagree.

  “I don't think this should be done away with because of one misstep,”Ward Miller, a lawyer from Glen Ridge, N.J., said of the hawks while taking his daily walk in Bryant Park.“This is a great idea. It's better than the alternatives, like poison.”

可怜的小狗竟然错被老鹰当成了老鼠

  纽约市利用一群训练过的鹰阻止鸽子在市中心的公园着地,避免鸽子造成脏乱影响游客游览。近日,其中的一只鹰错把吉娃娃狗当成了它的午餐。

  事件发生在星期二下午纽约公共图书馆后的布赖恩特公园。当时这只吉娃娃狗正在矮树丛中,边走走边嗅嗅。突然一只18英寸长的鹰从空中飞扑下来,用它的一只利爪抓住这只小狗,一下子就把小狗撕开了。

  利用鹰把鸽子赶出公园这个项目有可能结束。这个星期将会有最终的决定。

  “我相信这只鹰错把小狗当成老鼠,因为当时它在矮树丛中”,负责这个项目的驯鹰者托马斯-考腾说。

  布赖恩特公园的常务董事丹尼尔-比耶德曼说这个项目从四月开始到现在取得了一定的成功,鸽子减少了一半,游客的投诉了少了。但是负责城市公园的官员说“我们除了确保公园里的人的安全,还包括他们的宠物。这比鸽子造成的麻烦还重要。”

  一些公园的游客持反对的意见。律师沃德-米勒每天都会在布赖恩特公园散步,他说“不应该因为一次失误而把整个项目停止。这是一个很好的项目。”(陈穗柳)




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