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2rs regit e Gufiti |)ace fe tters«J pro'ij s expra comraei le Staff photo by Greg Gammon lohn Karger sees eye to eye with a Harris project, “Last Chance Forever,” to help lawk, which he rehabilitated as part of his birds of prey. Falconer gives birds last chance at life ■p¥ r fV di&! fill 0^ ^•oni 5 ^ ;g er> styled auth^ 1 letter 5 ' tor, ^ -jinatio* ,$33.^ ig^ 3 Bu' 111 77^- .to* dto* rrttj By GARY BARKER Battalion Staff The small, brown Harris hawk, fith large eyes and sharply curved leak, flew from the gloved arm of )is trainer to a helper about 50 feet cross the room. Only a few nonths ago, such a flight would ave been impossible. John Karger, a professional fal- loner, rehabilitated the hawk as lartofhis project to help injured irds of prey. He showed the bird Tuesday night in the Brazos Cen- eraspart of his presentation enti- “Last Chance Forever,” ivhich was sponsored by the Bra- ms Valley Museum. As a person who trains preda tory birds (a falconer), Karger has teen working for six years to help orphaned, injured and sick birds of prey including hawks, owls, s, falcons, and vultures. He is the key organizer of a San Anto nio project called “Last Chance Forever” which receives about lOOsuch birds a year, rehabilitates them, and seeks to return them to their natural home. “Education of the public on birds of prey is the most important part of what we do,” Karger said. The falconer said members of the organization travel thousands ofmiles every year to present edu cational programs. They have pre sented falconry demonstrations for several years at the Texas Re naissance Festival in Magnolia and are presenting five shows a day this year. Falconry is the sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of predatory birds. The sport was known to the ancient Chinese, Persians, and Egyptians over 2,000 years ago. “I feel it is my job to use the knowledge I have aquired in fal conry to rehabilitate birds,” said Karger, who is one of a handful of professional falconers. He said many of the species of birds he tries to rehabilitate are in danger of becoming extinct. “Admittedly, there are hawks that kill chickens and eagles that kill sheep, but we shouldn’t mur der the entire species for the prob lem of a few,” Karger said. He also said that while he be lieves in the preservation of wild life, he also believes in modera tion. “Many ecologists have gone so far to the extreme that people in industry won’t talk to them,” he said. “I support common sense and moderation. We’ve all got to work together.” y h jiim wBBDRBHr MSC TOWN HALL PRESENTS New bills focus of SG meeting Six bills are scheduled to be introduced at the Student Senate meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in 204 Harrington. — MSC Check Cashing Bill — encourages the use of another tel ler or extended hours at the MSC Main Desk. — Sergeant-At-Arms Bill — calls for the establishment of a sergeant-at-arms position in the Senate to establish order on the floor of the Senate. — Diet Drinks Bill — supports the selling of unsweetened soft drinks at all University events by Oct. 31 and the advertisement of this addition. — University Press Location Bill — recommends that an alter nate location be considered for the University Press Building and no further construction be consi dered on Duncan Field. — Muster Bill — recommends that Muster be included as a Uni versity- excused absence. — Library Task Force Bill — calls for the establishment of a task force to seek out solutions to the problem of scarcity of source materials at the Sterling C. 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