No one, to my knowledge, has claimed that red-tails are endangered. Huh? This is about a specific, unique situation in Manhattan.
You're an Audobon Society member but call the Central Park fans of Pale Male "obsessed wackos". . .? When what they are doing is classic birding.
It appears you have a particular dislike of red-tails.
I live in a large urban area on the Left Coast and I always welcome a sighting of red tails as a messenger of wildness. In the case of Pale Male, he brought a different pace and focus to those who chose to notice him and his 200 lb. nest. There's a touch of romance in the urban legend.
Anyway, his 5th Avenue habitat is being restored.
Did you see the picture I posted of these nutjobs holding a candlelight vigil? Did you know that one of them was arrested for physically threatening Zahn's 14 year-old son? These are not normal people, and this is not birding. It is artificially controlled. Redtails are not natural clif-dwellers like peregrines. The Audobon society runs birding events in Central Park all the time and north of the city. Hundreds of people see redtails and more exoctic species in their natural enviornment there. What you have in this situation is a bunch of lazy liberals who were taken in by a documentary, but are too lazy to to actually go where they can see the birds in thier natural enviornment. Even though retails are as easy to find as sparrows once you get 45 minutes north of the city. Love nature? Unless you have a gem like Central Park, you need to LEAVE THE CITY to find it. Plus there's a lot of good old fashioned class jealousy thrown in for good measure.
It appears you have a particular dislike of red-tails.
Really? Did you take the time to read my inquiries of their prey and hunting behavior? Didn't think so.