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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Markus Jais" data-source="post: 1397060" data-attributes="member: 29500">That's true. Maybe even more were shot - or poisoned.Not all are probably of the Austrian breeding population. In 2008 more than 140 WTSE spend the winter in Austria.But that does not make the shooting less worse.Today I red that one of the birds they want to protect by the killing of the Goshawks and Buzzard is the Saker Falcon (which has a small population - I believe about 25 pairs - in Austria). Why killing Buzzards and Goshawks helps protect Saker Falcons is beyond me. Another animal they want to protect is a snake that hasn't been seen the the area for 30 years. What a huge load of crap.I know want to kill Eurasian Tree Sparrows. They sometimes nest in WTSE nests. How knows, maybe the sparrows turn into killer sparrows and destroy the eggs or attack the WTSE's eyes while the eagle is sleeping.Only by killing Eurasian Tree Sparrows can we save the WTSE in Austria!Markus</blockquote>