“Yeah, he might get in trouble,” the receptionist at Kansas Wildlife and Parks headquarters in Pratt allowed when asked if a story about a local fellow who rescued a turkey buzzard would put him in jeopardy.
According to state law, wild things rescued, from injury or abandonment, must be reported. They then are picked up by a wildlife agent and placed in a refuge. Acquisition or keeping of wild creatures for show and tell or pets must be cleared through the state agency.
That would leave our Allen County Good Samaritan at odds with the state — if the Register…
FOR THE BIRDS: Young buzzard finds temporary shelter here
