02Logo WFAN 1010WINS WCBS tiny WLNYLogo

News

Experts Say Several Healthy Hawks Found Dead In NYC Parks

View Comments
FILE - A hawk in Central Park (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

FILE – A hawk in Central Park (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Experts have been trying to determine why seemingly healthy Hawks have been found dead throughout New York City parks.

1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck reports


Several hawks have died in the past couple of weeks alone, including a female which has nested in Riverside Park for years.

Mark Angelis often walks in Riverside Park and says he’s concerned.

“I love hawks,” he said. “They’re beautiful animals and if you look at their talons, they’re really exquisite.”

One hawk was found dead in Central Park and another last Sunday in the park right off Columbus Circle.

One theory is they may be eating rats which have been poisoned. Tests will be done to see if that’s the case.

What do you think? Please share your thoughts below…

View Comments
  • A. Almond

    What the uptown Hawks must learn from their downtown family
    in Madison square park is to only eat squirrel & pidgeon,forget
    about those rats,squirrel is higher class.

  • Sydelle

    Can’t they use a rat poison that only kills rodents?

  • ELLEN

    ITS RAT POISON…LAST FALL I WAS IN RIVERSIDE PK EVERYWHERE I TURNED THERE WAS SIGNS TO BE CAREFUL RAT POISON HAS BEEN PLACED IN AREA

blog comments powered by Disqus
Listen Live!

Latest News Video