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ST. GEORGE — An area on Dixie State University’s campus is temporarily closed off due to a pair of aggressive hawks that have been attacking people walking by.
The university closed off about one acre near the Jennings Communication Building where the hawks have reportedly attacked at least 11 people, said Sherry Ruesch, Dixie State’s executive director of facilities management.
The birds are Cooper’s hawks, which are found in all parts of the U.S. according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Cooper’s hawk is a protected species as a bird of prey.
The hawks are guarding a nest, Ruesch said, which is another reason they have asked people not to disturb the birds.
The first reported hawk attack took place on June 12. An employee informed the university that a bird had swooped down and hit his head.
One injury has been reported, a minor scratch.
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