For More Information

Dwyer, JE, Hindmarch, S, & Kratz, GE. 2018. Raptor mortality in urban landscapes. In Urban Raptors: Ecology and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Cities. Ed. by CW Boal & CR Dykstra. Island Press. 

Threats to Urban Raptors

Wild-living raptors die from many causes, including weather, disease, accidents, starvation, territorial fights, and predation of nestlings. Raptors are increasingly drawn to cities, mainly by the availability of both prey and urban forested areas. Urban environments present the same risks that raptors face in the wild as well as risks unique to city living.

Chief hazards for urban raptors are increased risk of collisions (such as with windows, wires, and vehicles), concentration of environmental poisons, and human persecution. This section addresses two of these key threats to urban raptors—collisions and rodenticides—along with suggestions about how you could help to protect raptors from these problems.

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