[Hey, You!] Breaking the Circle of Life

Wow, I had almost the same experience. A poor kitty kat had been run over, and this woman was crying and crying about the poor thing. So, I held her and comforted her as long as I could. I would have held her forever to comfort her, but unfortunately, I had only paid for an hour.

Hey You!
Breaking The Circle of Life, Missing-Out on Love.

Your shallowness is all over this one Anonymous. My apologies to Matt Bors and any Editors if this was the best letter of last week.

The Pigeon is actually Columbia livia, and also known by the common name Rock Dove...ahhh much nicer already. They're originally from the cliffs of England, so they love tall buildings. LAWEEKLY ran a story a few years back about abatement services for these non-native species of animals.

Accipiter cooperii love to eat birds, and their populations are also on the rise. Since birds live outside they are all reservoirs for mosquito-spread viruses. Poor Hawk is sounding less majestic already.

Homo sapiens sapiens seem to have the gift of sentient thought, love and care for esoteric ideals, and respect for all life regardless of outward appearances. Your Blonde Woman was expressing her love of life beyond the fundamentals of predation in the animal kingdom. Join our species some time and share some love. I promise it's not disgusting!

Raptors are federally protected and are innocent victims of avian malaria and west nile virus and can’t be blamed for the spread of these or any avian viruses. You sound like a raptor hater. Harm a raptor and go to jail!

Wild house sparrows, starlings and pigeons (all wild sub species) are non native and under the law are classified as agricultural pest. These non natives steal nest sites from native birds and are a nuisance. Raptors help eliminate these bird and other ground pest and should be held in the highest regard and NOT harassed by people despite their good intentions. Let the coopers hawk have it’s meal. How would that women feel if the hawk swooped down and stole her lunch?

Everyone should spend time educating themselves about this circle of life. Learn about how nature really works so they are not offended by nature doing what nature does.

Please read the following report: Trichomoniasis in Cooper's hawks from Arizona. You’ll see doves are the catalyst to this problem

Members of the family Columbidae are hosts for the sarcomastigophoran, Trichomonas gallinae, the causative agent of trichomoniasis. Birds of prey are susceptible to the disease when they ingest infected prey. Doves are a major dietary component of urban nesting Cooper's hawks (Accipiter cooperii) in Tucson, Arizona (USA). During the breeding seasons of 1995 and 1996, we clinically evaluated 89 breeding age and 223 nestling Cooper's hawks from urban and exurban (i.e., undeveloped natural area) areas for infection of T. gallinae. There was no difference in the rate of infection between breeding age Cooper's hawks in urban and exurban locations; only one bird tested positive for T. gallinae. However, prevalence of T. gallinae was significantly greater among urban nestlings (85%) than exurban nestlings (9%). There also was a difference between the prevalence in breeding age and nestling Cooper's hawks in urban areas, but not in exurban areas. Trichomonas gallinae was present in at least one nestling at 98% of urban nests tested (n = 51), but only 13% of exurban nests tested (n = 23). The patterns we found probably are caused by three factors; doves are hosts for the parasite, they are present in large numbers in Tucson, and they are the primary prey of urban Cooper's hawks at that locality.
Written by CW Boal, RW Mannan, and KS Hudelson

This report can by found at: http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/content/abstract/34/3/590

What is trichomoniasis? Go to:
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/sexual_health/sti/trich.htm