A Conspiracy of Ravens Kills Fourteen Calves


	A Conspiracy of Ravens Kills Fourteen Calves

cakebelly

6-15-2009 12:47 PM

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cakebelly says:

more: “I ran out and shooed them away and luckily was able to save the calf.”

Gunnegård suspects the explosive growth in the size of the raven conspiracy is likely related to the recovery of the area’s convocation of Golden Eagles.

“There are a lot more wild animal carcasses in the nearby forests,” he said.

“With more food, the ravens are breeding more and having more young.”

Others theorize that the recent covering up of local garbage dumps has cut off one of the ravens’ primary food supplies, forcing them to prey on vulnerable livestock.

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6-16-2009 8:17 AM

Deepti

scary!

6-16-2009 9:44 AM

tanyamm

Ravens can be very large and very scary birds.

6-16-2009 1:57 PM

Solo_909

Time to bust out the good ol 12 gauge shotgun and have some fun!

6-16-2009 5:53 PM

ShannonGB

Well that's why they call it a conspiracy. Let's be thankful they weren't crows...

get it?

6-16-2009 6:37 PM

cakebelly

got it

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