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Hawk Mountain, world's first refuge for birds of prey, turns 90 with international activists

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There was a time when it was open season on goshawks on Kittatinny Ridge, an outcropping that straddles Schuylkill and Berks counties.

In 1934, after reading an article by amateur ornithologist Richard Pough, New York conservationist Rosalie Edge bought 1,400 acres on Hawk Mountain and installed Maurice and Irma Broun as conservators.

Period11-May-2024

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  • TitleHawk Mountain, world's first refuge for birds of prey, turns 90 with international activists
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletYahoo! News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date11/05/2024
    DescriptionThere was a time when it was open season on goshawks on Kittatinny Ridge, an outcropping that straddles Schuylkill and Berks counties.

    In 1934, after reading an article by amateur ornithologist Richard Pough, New York conservationist Rosalie Edge bought 1,400 acres on Hawk Mountain and installed Maurice and Irma Broun as conservators.
    Producer/AuthorRon Devlin
    URLhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/hawk-mountain-worlds-first-refuge-035900182.html
    PersonsWouter Vansteelant
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