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lawk, which he rehabilitated as part of his birds of prey.
Falconer gives birds
last chance at life
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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.”
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meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in
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— MSC Check Cashing Bill —
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— Sergeant-At-Arms Bill —
calls for the establishment of a
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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
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nate location be considered for the
University Press Building and no
further construction be consi
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— Muster Bill — recommends
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— Library Task Force Bill —
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force to seek out solutions to the
problem of scarcity of source
materials at the Sterling C. Evans
Library the last 4 to 5 weeks of
school.
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