For information about a vandal who destroyed a nest of waders in New York, they promise $ 5 thousand: what is the reason
'11.08.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
The National Park Service (NPS) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are looking for the person or people responsible for killing at least one oystercatcher egg, a protected bird. The nest was at Breezy Point in Queens, New York. Anyone with information about the incident is being offered up to $5000. NBC New York.
“Our reaction is anger and disgust. Small-minded cowards who like to hide in the shadows do such heinous things. But our city has zero tolerance for those who offend or harass protected species,” said Chris Allieri, founder of the NYC Plover Project.
Allieri is a Brooklyn resident who launched the nonprofit NYC Plover Project last year. It is a New York city organization run by volunteers. They are trying to protect the inhabitants of the coastal areas, which are under threat of extinction. During the year, the group of volunteers grew to 75 people. And according to Allieri, it plans to double its numbers next year.
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Since May, there have been a number of attacks on eggs and nests of protected bird species in five NYC boroughs. On May 15, a single pipe plover was found dead off Beach 47 in Arverne, Queens. The last incident occurred on July 6 at 18:00. Broken oystercatcher eggs found in Rockaway Point, New York. The exact day and time of the incident is unknown.
Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, each broken oystercatcher egg can result in a fine of up to $15 or imprisonment for up to six months. For the destruction of tubular plovers, the fines are even higher - $ 000 or six months in prison.
Plovers and waders live in New York and Long Island. They are protected in New York State and federally. In the spring, these two species arrive at the New York breeding grounds and remain there until the end of the summer before migrating south for the winter.
Federal investigators are asking the public to report any information about events that put these birds at risk to USFWS Special Agent Katherine McCabe at (516) 318-7383. NPS Jamaica Bay Unit 718/354 Dispatch Service - (4700) 1-844 or 397-8477-FWS-TIPS (XNUMX-XNUMX).
