On Wednesday April 8th Mark Manske brought some of his Adirondack Raptors to our Natural World class at St. Lawrence University. One of which was Gunderson the Red-Tailed Hawk. Although the Red-Tailed Hawk is prominent all over North America, their presence in the Adirondacks is crucial to the intricate food webs that they help balance as one of many carnivorous predators. Therefore their protection is incredibly important to the Adirondack ecosystem's as a whole. The Hawks can also be used as hunting companions in falconry, like Gunderson.