Injuries to wildlife are increasing in Utah, with more human-wildlife interactions. Here's how many animals are able to return to the wild.
SUNDANCE, Utah County — Tracy Christensen looked at the juvenile red-tailed hawk in his arms as a volunteer slowly removed the blinder covering the young bird's eyes.
Christensen, a ski patroller and summer mountain safety manager at Sundance Mountain Resort, has had many outdoor experiences at the resort, but none in the past three decades were quite like this. A juvenile red-tailed hawk flies over Sundance Resort after being released Saturday afternoon. The hawk was treated at Great Basin Wildlife Rescue its egg was discovered on the ground earlier this year.
As the region's population grows, there are more people living in and around historic wildlife habitats. There are also more people recreating in wildlife areas; each of these results in more building or vehicle collisions. The center also receives cases where an animal is struggling with a disease or has beenThe center helps rehabilitate and release about 100 to 300 birds of prey every year, on top of other types of wildlife, including mammals.
Once at a center, animals are given treatment to help them recover and possibly return to the wild. But not every case has the same happy ending as the one that ended Saturday. The remaining animals end up at zoos, aviaries or stay at the rescue center as permanent residents, because they can survive — just not in the wild, with their injuries. These animals often are used to help educate people about various species, their habitats and how they ended up in their situation. It's not the ideal ending for every new case, but it's a more desired outcome than the worst-case scenario.
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