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Originally Posted by valentina157  wow I cant believe it I guess when I am out side .I will be on the look out for hwaks sounds scary thank u |
Hi, I am ex NY'er, several years ago the city re-instated the releasing of Falcons into Central Park to control the rat and pigeon population. The birds are trained for rodents and pigeons, then they are released into the park. A lady was walking her Chihuahua, a falcon swooped down and grabbed the dog that was on leash. The woman managed to pull the dog away from the bird, or the bird released the dog, I forget, but the dog had gashes on both sides of it's body, was rushed to ER. The dog survived. Somehow the trainer of the birds knew which bird it was, captured it, last I read it was being re-trained. So yes, in Manhattan, especially if you are near parks, please be careful. I don't know if they still have the Falcons patrolling the parks. When the population of pigeons and rodents decreases they remove the birds. I guess you can google to get this information.