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Montana Raptor Conservation Center in Bozeman sees more birds with lead poisoning

Montana Raptor Conservation Center in Bozeman sees more birds with lead poisoning

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Montana Raptor Conservation Center in Bozeman is reporting an increase in cases of lead poisoning in the birds they are treating. Becky Kean, the center’s director of rehabilitation, said so far this year they have treated four birds for extreme levels of lead toxicity in their

Blow-darting birds: Pigeon shootings at Livingston underpass spark copycat concerns

LIVINGSTON — At least two pigeons are deceased after being impaled and left with spear-like darts in them at the Livingston B Street railroad underpass, according to eyewitnesses. Reports called in to the Livingston Police Department allege teens are blow-darting pigeons roosting in the underpass. No suspects were apprehended