Most environmentalists and senior hawk-raisers point out that a typical large bird of prey has a life span of ten to twenty years. If hawk-raisers can take good care of the birds in hand, and devote full attention to raising one exquisite bird, the consumption of birds in the wild will naturally fall, and collectors can preempt criticism that they misuse the animals.
大部分保育人士與資深的養鷹人都建議，一隻大型猛禽有一、二十年的壽命，如果養鷹人能好好照顧現有手上的鷹，長久專注、精緻地養一隻，對鷹的消耗自然立即減少，也可免被批評虐鷹。