Re: blue heron fiasco

I think it is mainly a matter of knowing who to call.  Understandably, the
boy's parents called animal control - which I knew wouldn't be able to
handle it.  But as a city agency, animal control should know the correct
procedures, as should the fire dept, and DNR.  My first thought would be the
area wildlife refuge people.  We have organizations that handle endangered
species like Peregrin Falcons.  These people would know how to act more
quickly and might even have easy access to authorization for handling the
bird.

Donna wrote "They are also very mean and dangerous, especially when
hurt", and yes, I've read that.  Still, properly trained people, with
tranquilizers should be able to handle it.  I imagine that poor little kid
seeing this in his dreams at night.  And worse yet, I imagine the horrible
ordeal that bird went through.

I watched part of the Great Waldo Pepper the other night and saw the part
where Redford's buddy was caught in a crashed plane and he couldn't get him
out.  He needed help to lift the plane, but all the people had rushed over
to just gawk and wouldn't help him.  Instead someone flicked a cigarette and
set the poor guy on fire.  I've never understood gawkers.  If someone (man
or bird) needs help - then help - or at the very least get out of the way.

Kitty


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] blue heron fiasco


> Well, doesn't that make it even more ridiculous!  You know, I am often
glad
> that I'm inclined to act without thinking when it comes to wildlife.
Don't
> know if I could have done anything in the case of the heron, but I would
> have most assuredly tried.  I'm constantlly getting involved with 'stuff'
in
> case you couldn't guess.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] blue heron fiasco
>
>
> > it is a federal offense to touch that bird....
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > --- Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:
> >> I'm not sure what is wrong with the folks around
> >> here.  Everything is always
> >> someone else's problem.
> >> A locla column today wrote about a lttle boy who saw
> >> a great blue heron
> >> hanging upside down in a cottonwood tree, trying to
> >> get untangled.  They
> >> called animal control, the fire department, the DNR,
> >> all of which said they
> >> couldn't do anything.  After 6 hrs the bird was
> >> bloody from the high winds
> >> and its efforts to get loose so DNR authorized
> >> shooting it - if anyone
> >> happened to have a gun, which finally someone found.
> >>  Unfortunately, the
> >> carcass is still hanging there.  They said someone
> >> finally called a tree
> >> service the next day, hoping they can get it down.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure what should be done, but don't you
> >> think the second largest
> >> county in Indiana should have some plan in place for
> >> such problems?
> >> Kitty
> >>
> >>
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