These falconers fly their birds of prey to protect crops, prevent spread of disease, and keep refineries clean. They save tens of thousands of dollars for Washington businesses.
Once dominant on the landscape, Washington has lost most of its shrub-steppe ecosystem. But a new land acquisition could help the flora and fauna that rely on it survive.
Costco says it will investigate. The local warehouse-store company changed its practices after an earlier investigation by the same animal-rights group into the treatment of calves.