Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
3 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Saturday said they erected a new nesting area for the clan after the careless demolition of their former digs, which were in a water tower on top of a building on West 75th Street and Central Park West.
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which → say → Street
“To protect any barn owls at the site, an alternative roost location (i.e. owl box) was installed under the direction and oversight of DEC,” the agency said in a statement to The Post Saturday that included a pic of the new wooden, birdhouse-like nesting area.
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that → protect → area
The department “is committed to protecting native wildlife and ensuring their safety and well-being” and “continues to monitor the site of an active barn owl roost near a water tower on West 75th Street, Manhattan,” the statement added.
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statement → commit → Street
Construction crews first wrecked the owls’ nest while dismantling a water tower on the Upper West Side building earlier this week, and DEC police ordered demolition to stop so the agency could investigate potential violations.
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agency → wreck → violations
But just hours after being slapped with the stop-work order Friday, the construction crews restarted their work and continued to wreck the nest.
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crews → slap → nest
It is illegal to destroy an active barn owl nest as the species is protected by state law.
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species → destroy → law
The owls — who have been likened to neighborhood “celebrities” since moving into the rooftop earlier this month — survived the initial trauma and had since returned to the site.
However, experts fear the second attack could have dire consequences.
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attack → liken → consequences
“The work that happened today definitely disturbed them even more,” said Jessica Wilson, executive director of the NYC Bird Alliance said Friday.
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Wilson → happen → Alliance
Barn owl nests in the Big Apple are incredibly rare — with the Upper West Side nest being the first ever recorded in Manhattan outside of Central Park.
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nest → record → Park
The nocturnal birds commonly nest in human-made structures, usually beginning in April and May, when the young fledglings prepare to disperse and establish their own home ranges.
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fledglings → nest → ranges
By August or November, most young barn owls will have left their nests and cemented their own homes.
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owls → leave → homes
Once the fledglings naturally separate from their parents, they will either find a new home within the borough or flock to nearby areas and join other barn owl populations.
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they → separate → populations
The Upper West Side property owner was served a cease-and-desist order Friday and out of caution for the vulnerable state of the owls, the New York Road Runners — the organizers behind Sunday’s marathon — canceled a drone show over Central Park.
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Runners → serve → Park
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