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From: mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Birds of Prey
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Date: 31 Jan 89 17:18:13 GMT
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In article <15450@cisunx.UUCP>, jrcst4@cisunx.UUCP (James R. Christman) writes:
 > 
 > Hello,
 > 	
 >     This is my first posting, so please bear with me.  I am extremely 
 >interested in birds of prey.  I live in the Pittsburgh area, and would like
 >to know if there is anywhere around me that I can go to see them up close.
 >Also, I would like to get accurate information on owning and raising birds of
 >prey. If anyone has any information at all on the subject, I would really like
 >to hear from you.

	I don't know about the Pittsburgh area, but owning and raising birds of
prey is illegal without a license from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These
licenses are generally given to bird-banding operations and wildlife rehab
centers. 

	What you could do is contact your local rehabilitation center and do
volunteer work for them. If you build a decent aviary at home and become
proficient at caring for birds of prey, they might let you do some of the rehab
at your home under the jurisdiction of their license.

Mike