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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: Axeman on September 06, 2014, 03:22:00 PM

Title: Ravens
Post by: Axeman on September 06, 2014, 03:22:00 PM

I read an article in a local magazine about a second raven kill -- I hadn't heard about the first. Anyway, the township of West Grey has approved payment to a local farmer for a 300 lb calf killed by a raven. Has anyone else heard of ravens killing livestock ?

Title: Re: Ravens
Post by: thouc on September 07, 2014, 09:57:07 AM

Ravens only scavenge larger prey and only kill small rodents and similar. So they were probably eating someone else's kill.

Title: Re: Ravens
Post by: Axeman on September 12, 2014, 12:19:51 PM

That's what I understood so I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of other records of ravens killing livestock....frankly...pretty stupid calf if was killed by an oversized crow...