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This Tatty Looking Bird Is No Dodo: Anyone Felix, a tatty looking bird might we;ll be informed that he is no less than Sweden's future hope in Pregrine Falcons, the pride and joy of all those who are trying desperately to Prevent Felix and his fellow falcons, becoming another DOD. As with many of our wild creatures there is a very real threat to the continuation of this spices, Falcons have never been a articulately numerous species, and they breed very slowly but now they are being literally wiped out through a combination pf poisoning by environmental pollutants, and hunting by those unscrupulous hunters who become more and more avid as the rarity of the Falcon increase. The situation is now so serous that a state financed project was put into operation, to attempt to save the Falcon Felix is the first triumph of the project, begun this spring, he is the first Falcon to be hatched and reared in captivity. Felix in eggs from was taken from his nest in the far north of Sweden, to ensure his survival until he reaches adulthood and can breed. Meanwhile his parents, deprive. Of their eggs, will produce more eggs because they were taken at the optimum time, so an extra breed of Falcons will take a natural chance in the north. Felix, may not look very dignified at the moment with his down feathers giving may to plumage, but he is a very important bird! Photo Shows Felix, the Swedish Peregrine Falcon tucking int pigeon for breakfast, from the hand of his breeder

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