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Since the reintroduction of red kites into the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural charm in the 90s, after they were driven to near termination, some individuals have actually been feeding the birds meat in their gardens.
The Chilterns Conservation Board has actually prevented this in worry that it will affect the bird’s behaviour and status, particularly as the board has actually received problems about scraps of meat dropping straight onto individuals’s heads.
Photo of a red kite by Alan Shearman.
The 6 factors the trust provided not to feed the birds were:
- Feeding motivates red kites to end up being bolder than they naturally would. They have sharp claws and a substantial wingspan, so this might be threatening.
- Feeding motivates high varieties of kites to collect in one location, affecting other wildlife.
- The scraps of raw and prepared meat that individuals feed red kites don’t provide a well balanced, healthy diet plan.
- Red kites can drop scraps of meat which is a health danger and draws in rats and vermin.
- Feeding prevents red kites from broadening their variety.
- Red kites can feed and prosper effectively in their natural environment without individuals’s support, regardless of it assisting when they were initially presented.
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