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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1979)
Page 10 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979. Spaghetti Dinner all you can eat for 3 25 Comes with salad and garlic toast. Every Sunday Evening 5-10 in the Aggieland Inn People cause half of young bird deaths Man helps birds of prey back to healli By STANTON RAY Battalion Reporter Few people probably understand the eagle as a symbol of freedom as John Karger does. For him, free dom is the most important thing, and birds are his symbol of freedom. Karger, a master falconer and one of the few people in Texas licensed to keep and rehabilitate birds of prey, discussed “Birds of Prey and Their Future” with an audience df about 100 Thursday at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. Karger, 25, started working with birds when he was a child. He said he had a natural concern and desire to help injured small animals and, especially, birds. “I began to learn falconry when I was nine from an 86-year-old man from England, named Johannsen Emery,” he said. “I love falconry, but I don’t push it; I don’t think it is for everyone.” Karger said he is concerned with the attitudes of people, generally, towards the natural world and, spe cifically, towards birds of prey — eagles, hawks, owls and falcons. “Eighty percent of all young birds of prey die every year,” he said, “Forty percent are killed by man.” “I take the time because one bird is as valuable as a thousand, and there are not many people doing this kind of work, ” Karger said. Most of Karger’s time is taken with rehabilitating large birds that are recovering from surgery, often after having been shot by someone who sees no value in the bird. He receives no financial support from any institution or government agency; therefore, all the expenses of his work are his own. Karger works with 85 to 125 birds a year. This is an expensive busi ness, so to supplement his income Karger does films, shows and any odd-jobs he can fit into his schedule. He worked awhile for Universal Studios in California as a bird trainer. Fred, the cockatoo on the “Baretta” television series, is one of his claims to fame. Recently Karger has been going around the state giving educational demonstrations “I am doing educa tional programs for children and adults alike to keep them from shooting the hawks,” he said. “Pel let guns and BB guns are the worst weapons as far as birds ofp M concerned.” The first part of the proj slide presentation showing work, ranging from in the wild for identifii x-raying a vulture’s broken* 1 The second half of the p H was a de monstation and eil I of some of the birds that fa B caring for. He brought will Sh rooster, three hawks and ap 0 He demonstrated the j Bi method of handling thei.t' 1 showed them what injuriesjH recovering from. 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With thermal head. tape. 4-key memory, percentage 2700 TEXAS AVE.. SOUTH OS A, Hassle-Free will sponsor contest to determine new namt By LORI SHULER Battalion Reporter Seven weeks ago representatives of the Off-Campus Students Associ ation and Hassle-Free began meet ings to map out a detailed plan for a merging of the two organizations that represent and provide services for off-campus students. Thursday night the six-student committee took a step toward iron ing out one of the biggest problems it has faced — a name for the new organization. The students voiced reluctance in deciding upon a name. This con trasted with the early meetings when a name was such a hot subject that adviser Glenna Witt suggested it be left as one of the final deci sions. So, after weeks of merger dis cussions, the committee decided to let someone else help them make the decision by having a campus wide contest. The groups will begin taking suggestions for a name for the new organization on April 2 in the Memorial Student Center and in the Off-Campus Center in Puryear Hall lounge. The author of the winning name will receive a prize to be announced before the contest begins. Deadline for entries will be April 12 at 5 p.m., and the winner and the new name will be announced April 20. Although the final decision will ultimately be left up to the commit tee, the group indicated they won’t have the option of choosing either “Off-Campus Students Association” or “Hassle-Free.” The committee will review the suggestions they receive, choose one name and present it to each or ganization for approval. In other action, the committee completed details of the constitution for the new organization. Bimonthly meetings will be held, along with weekly executive meetings. Also, all persons in elected posi tions must maintain a 2.0 grade point average. 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