[NatureNS] ravens attack rcmp cars in berwick

Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 09:38:15 -0400
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Ian McLaren wrote:

> These windshield wiper depredations have been documented 
> elsewhere (I'm trying to remember where), and it has been 
> speculated that the ravens view the wipers as easily removed 
> branchlets for nest building or augmentation. 

A quick Web search turned up instances in Yosemite National Park and
North Cascades National Park last September. There are also some stories
regarding crows doing the same thing. The Kea of New Zealand is also
well known for stripping cars of any rubber they can can get at.

All the best,

Lance

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