First Aid - Injured or Sick Raptors - Wildlife Crime
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39.Partnership Against Wildlife Crime Scotland (PAWS)
"Wildlife crime can involve anything from poisoning a golden eagle to cracking open freshwater pearl mussels. Rare species are put at risk, more familiar ones, like the badger or deer, suffer cruel torture and death.
In fact, wildlife crime threatens a far greater range of creatures and plants than you might imagine, even damaging the environment on which they depend. In short, it's the illegal destruction and theft of animals, plants and habitats, both in the countryside and urban areas.
It damages Scotland's environment and its reputation and we have a duty to the rest of the world to look after our internationally important species and habitats.
The Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime in Scotland - PAW Scotland - includes the police, land managers, conservationists and the Scottish Government. We have come together to fight this crime against Scotland.
Can you help? Yes. We want to give you as much information and advice as we can, to help you, to help us."
Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Envir ... -scotland/
PAW Scotland - What You Can Do
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Envir ... you-can-do
"Wildlife crime can involve anything from poisoning a golden eagle to cracking open freshwater pearl mussels. Rare species are put at risk, more familiar ones, like the badger or deer, suffer cruel torture and death.
In fact, wildlife crime threatens a far greater range of creatures and plants than you might imagine, even damaging the environment on which they depend. In short, it's the illegal destruction and theft of animals, plants and habitats, both in the countryside and urban areas.
It damages Scotland's environment and its reputation and we have a duty to the rest of the world to look after our internationally important species and habitats.
The Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime in Scotland - PAW Scotland - includes the police, land managers, conservationists and the Scottish Government. We have come together to fight this crime against Scotland.
Can you help? Yes. We want to give you as much information and advice as we can, to help you, to help us."
Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Envir ... -scotland/
PAW Scotland - What You Can Do
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Envir ... you-can-do
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40.RSPB encourages Halton kids to become nature detectives, September 2011
"The RSPB is looking for younger wildlife lovers to take part in a new fundraising scheme to protect birds. The Save Birds Of Prey appeal has been set up in order to help the RSPB investigate some of the hundreds of crimes that are committed each year against birds of prey such as hen harriers, peregrine falcons and golden eagles. In 2009 alone, the RSPB received more than 260 reports of birds of prey being killed."
Source: Adrian Short, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News, Sept 8 2011
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.c ... -29379698/
"The RSPB is looking for younger wildlife lovers to take part in a new fundraising scheme to protect birds. The Save Birds Of Prey appeal has been set up in order to help the RSPB investigate some of the hundreds of crimes that are committed each year against birds of prey such as hen harriers, peregrine falcons and golden eagles. In 2009 alone, the RSPB received more than 260 reports of birds of prey being killed."
Source: Adrian Short, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News, Sept 8 2011
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.c ... -29379698/
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41.Scotland's birds of prey 'face decline' over poisoning
„Scotland's rarest birds of prey risk decline because of deliberate poisoning, the RSPB has warned.
RSPB Scotland said 29 birds had been confirmed as illegally poisoned in 2010, but warned the number could be the "tip of the iceberg". Most incidents took place in areas managed for driven grouse shooting.
Official tests revealed 13 buzzards, seven red kites, four golden eagles, two peregrines and one white-tailed sea eagle were deliberately poisoned.”
Source: BBC News, South Scotland, 13. September 2011
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... d-14900136
„Scotland's rarest birds of prey risk decline because of deliberate poisoning, the RSPB has warned.
RSPB Scotland said 29 birds had been confirmed as illegally poisoned in 2010, but warned the number could be the "tip of the iceberg". Most incidents took place in areas managed for driven grouse shooting.
Official tests revealed 13 buzzards, seven red kites, four golden eagles, two peregrines and one white-tailed sea eagle were deliberately poisoned.”
Source: BBC News, South Scotland, 13. September 2011
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... d-14900136
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42.Book tip: Wildlife Crime. The Making of an Investigations Officer. UK, February 2012
By Dave Dick
· An inside account of the fight against wildlife crime
· Includes reports of many wildlife crime cases from discovery to court and the ensuing publicity
‘This is an important book. It is written by an expert who probably knows more about wildlife crime in the UK, and especially in Scotland, than anyone else. It is important because so little is known and understood about a widespread and deeply disturbing illegal practice...’ Extract from Foreword by Sir John Lister-Kaye, OBE
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Whittles Publishing (Trade) (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1849950369
ISBN-13: 978-1849950367
http://www.whittlespublishing.com/Wildlife_Crime
http://www.amazon.com/Wildlife-Crime-Da ... 1849950369
By Dave Dick
· An inside account of the fight against wildlife crime
· Includes reports of many wildlife crime cases from discovery to court and the ensuing publicity
‘This is an important book. It is written by an expert who probably knows more about wildlife crime in the UK, and especially in Scotland, than anyone else. It is important because so little is known and understood about a widespread and deeply disturbing illegal practice...’ Extract from Foreword by Sir John Lister-Kaye, OBE
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Whittles Publishing (Trade) (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1849950369
ISBN-13: 978-1849950367
http://www.whittlespublishing.com/Wildlife_Crime
http://www.amazon.com/Wildlife-Crime-Da ... 1849950369
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43.White-tailed Eagle which had lost half of its beak found dead near Hohennauen at the lower Havel alluvial plain, Germany, February 2012
Toter Seeadler mit auffälliger Schnabelverletzung in der unteren Havelniederung zwischen Hohennauen und Parey gefunden
Source: Norbert Stein, Märkische Allgemeine, 16.02.2012
Article (only in German available) and photo:
http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/ ... Toter.html
Toter Seeadler mit auffälliger Schnabelverletzung in der unteren Havelniederung zwischen Hohennauen und Parey gefunden
Source: Norbert Stein, Märkische Allgemeine, 16.02.2012
Article (only in German available) and photo:
http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/ ... Toter.html
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44.Carbofuran: Two young White-tailed Eagles poisoned near Gänserndorf, Austria. March 2012
In the same region six White-tailed Eagles and three Eastern Imperial Eagles have been poisoned.
http://austrianindependent.com/news/Gen ... oned_Eagle
In the same region six White-tailed Eagles and three Eastern Imperial Eagles have been poisoned.
http://austrianindependent.com/news/Gen ... oned_Eagle
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45.Three White-tailed Eagles found dead in their nest at Lolland-Falster. Denmark, March 2012
by Jan Skriver, 29.3.2012 (in Danish)
Source: Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF)
Google translation, English
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... _id%3D1011
With many thanks to b.h-p for submitting this information
by Jan Skriver, 29.3.2012 (in Danish)
Source: Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF)
Google translation, English
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... _id%3D1011
With many thanks to b.h-p for submitting this information
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46.Operation Easter – against egg-thieves. Scotland, April 2012
Published 4 Apr 2012
Source: Cumnock Chronicle
http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/ro ... on-easter/
Published 4 Apr 2012
Source: Cumnock Chronicle
http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/ro ... on-easter/
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47. White-tailed Eagles and other birds poisoned near Lübeck, Northern Germany, April 2012
Two White-tailed Eagles, seven and eight years old, were found dead near their nest tree last weekend. Another breeding pair has been reported as missing. Some kilometres away at Schaalsee 48 ravens and 1 red kite were found poisoned by the insecticide Dimethoate in March 2012. In this region at least four White-tailed eagles were killed by the insecticide Mevinphos in 2010. An article in English about the latter cases can be found in posting 138., click here: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=233&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=140
World Wildlife Fund is offering 3000 Euro for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for poisoning the birds.
Google translation, WWF article:
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 2F&act=url
Sources (in German): shz/dpa/WWF 24./25. April 2012
WWF http://www.wwf.de/2012/april/luebecker- ... ckpid/186/
http://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/proje ... -seeadler/
dpa/shz, 24. April 2012
http://www.shz.de/nachrichten/top-thema ... -baum.html
Update, May 9th:
According to Thomas Neumann, WWF, both eagles have been killed by the insecticide Carbofuran.
Source: Welt Online/ dpa-info.com GmbH/NDR 1 Welle Nord
http://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/re ... tizid.html
Two White-tailed Eagles, seven and eight years old, were found dead near their nest tree last weekend. Another breeding pair has been reported as missing. Some kilometres away at Schaalsee 48 ravens and 1 red kite were found poisoned by the insecticide Dimethoate in March 2012. In this region at least four White-tailed eagles were killed by the insecticide Mevinphos in 2010. An article in English about the latter cases can be found in posting 138., click here: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=233&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=140
World Wildlife Fund is offering 3000 Euro for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for poisoning the birds.
Google translation, WWF article:
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 2F&act=url
Sources (in German): shz/dpa/WWF 24./25. April 2012
WWF http://www.wwf.de/2012/april/luebecker- ... ckpid/186/
http://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/proje ... -seeadler/
dpa/shz, 24. April 2012
http://www.shz.de/nachrichten/top-thema ... -baum.html
Update, May 9th:
According to Thomas Neumann, WWF, both eagles have been killed by the insecticide Carbofuran.
Source: Welt Online/ dpa-info.com GmbH/NDR 1 Welle Nord
http://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/re ... tizid.html
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48.Condemnation for killing of white-tailed eagles in Mayo. Ireland, May 2012
"Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has condemned the apparent poisoning of white tailed Eagles in Mayo, as well as a similar recent incident in Donegal."
Source: Mayo Advertiser, May 18, 2012
http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/5 ... es-in-mayo
"Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has condemned the apparent poisoning of white tailed Eagles in Mayo, as well as a similar recent incident in Donegal."
Source: Mayo Advertiser, May 18, 2012
http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/5 ... es-in-mayo
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49.Double blow for the future of white-tailed sea eagles. Ireland, May 2012
“Post mortem results showed that not only had the eagle got high concentrations of poison in its system, but shotgun pellets were also discovered in its body. (…) More than 20 of the 100 birds re-introduced to Kerry from Norway have been either shot or poisoned."
Source: Independent.ie, May 17. By Mark O'Regan
http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 10826.html
“Post mortem results showed that not only had the eagle got high concentrations of poison in its system, but shotgun pellets were also discovered in its body. (…) More than 20 of the 100 birds re-introduced to Kerry from Norway have been either shot or poisoned."
Source: Independent.ie, May 17. By Mark O'Regan
http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 10826.html
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50.Carbofuran: White-tailed Eagle poisoned in Austria, August 2012
Article in German, source: WWF Ausria, 29.08.2012 http://www.wwf.at/de/seeadler-vergiftet-weinviertel/
In the same region two WtEs were poisoned earlier this year.
http://austrianindependent.com/news/Gen ... oned_Eagle
Article in German, source: WWF Ausria, 29.08.2012 http://www.wwf.at/de/seeadler-vergiftet-weinviertel/
In the same region two WtEs were poisoned earlier this year.
http://austrianindependent.com/news/Gen ... oned_Eagle
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51.Carbofuran: Adult and juvenile White-tailed Eagle poisoned. Langeland/Denmark, July 2012
(Articles in Danish)
"Dødsensfarlig gift i naturen. De to havørne, der i juli måned blev fundet døde på Langeland af lokale medlemmer af Dansk Ornitologisk Forening, er blevet forgiftet med et meget farligt og forbudt giftstof, viser DTU Veterinærinstituttets undersøgelser."
http://www.dof.dk/index.php?id=nyheder& ... ed_id=1058
http://www.dof.dk/index.php?id=nyheder& ... ed_id=1055
Source: Dansk Orntologisk Forening DOF, 23./31. August 2012
Source: Andreas Leer Scharnberg, Fyens.dk, 07. September 2012, by
http://www.fyens.dk/article/2151234:Lan ... -latterlig
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(Articles in Danish)
"Dødsensfarlig gift i naturen. De to havørne, der i juli måned blev fundet døde på Langeland af lokale medlemmer af Dansk Ornitologisk Forening, er blevet forgiftet med et meget farligt og forbudt giftstof, viser DTU Veterinærinstituttets undersøgelser."
http://www.dof.dk/index.php?id=nyheder& ... ed_id=1058
http://www.dof.dk/index.php?id=nyheder& ... ed_id=1055
Source: Dansk Orntologisk Forening DOF, 23./31. August 2012
Source: Andreas Leer Scharnberg, Fyens.dk, 07. September 2012, by
http://www.fyens.dk/article/2151234:Lan ... -latterlig
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52.Carbofuran: A farm manager from Argyll has been fined £1,200 for possessing a banned highly-toxic pesticide. UK, September 2012
Source: BBC News Glasgow and West Scotland, 7 September 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g ... t-19517341
Source: BBC News Glasgow and West Scotland, 7 September 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g ... t-19517341
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53.Altai Logging Destroys Eagle Nesting Grounds. Russia, Summer 2012
“Logging in the Altai Mountains is destroying the nesting grounds of several endangered eagle species, local environmentalists said.
The Siberian Environment Center said 22 nesting grounds had been lost due to logging in the region, according to a two-month study this summer.”
Source: The Moscow Times, 26 September 2012. Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/ ... z27h9Lhyiz
“Logging in the Altai Mountains is destroying the nesting grounds of several endangered eagle species, local environmentalists said.
The Siberian Environment Center said 22 nesting grounds had been lost due to logging in the region, according to a two-month study this summer.”
Source: The Moscow Times, 26 September 2012. Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/ ... z27h9Lhyiz
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54.Investigating the killing of the white-tailed eagle Nimeta: what happens? Estonia, November 2012
Source: Looduskalender, 08.11.2012 http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/15019
Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Estonia: Find & prosecute the killers who shot & killed Nimeta
Click here to sign the petition by Kathie Davis:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ministr ... gle-nimeta
Update: Investigation into the shooting of the white-tailed eagle ended inconclusively
Source: Looduskalender, 14.11.2012 http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/
Recovered Eagle Was Shot, Experts Find
ERR News, 5 December 2012
http://news.err.ee/environment/eeb3398d ... 0d47668bc5
Source: Looduskalender, 08.11.2012 http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/15019
Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Estonia: Find & prosecute the killers who shot & killed Nimeta
Click here to sign the petition by Kathie Davis:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ministr ... gle-nimeta
Update: Investigation into the shooting of the white-tailed eagle ended inconclusively
Source: Looduskalender, 14.11.2012 http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/
Recovered Eagle Was Shot, Experts Find
ERR News, 5 December 2012
http://news.err.ee/environment/eeb3398d ... 0d47668bc5
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55.Another White-tailed Eagle found poisoned - third known incident in the area. Poland, January 2013
The bird was unable to fly but still alive when it was found on December 28. It was brought to the Rehabilitation Centre of Protected Animals in Przemysl. http://orzw.pl/en/our-actions/103-pogotowie-dla-saren
The cause of the poisoning is still unknown. The Police of Rzeszów and the local environmental protection agency have been informed.
Source: Polskie Radio Rzeszów, 3 January 2013
http://www.radio.rzeszow.pl/powiat-luba ... -uratowany
KW: Poison, Poland
The bird was unable to fly but still alive when it was found on December 28. It was brought to the Rehabilitation Centre of Protected Animals in Przemysl. http://orzw.pl/en/our-actions/103-pogotowie-dla-saren
The cause of the poisoning is still unknown. The Police of Rzeszów and the local environmental protection agency have been informed.
Source: Polskie Radio Rzeszów, 3 January 2013
http://www.radio.rzeszow.pl/powiat-luba ... -uratowany
KW: Poison, Poland
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56.Protected white-tailed sea eagles found dead. Ireland, February 2012
"100 birds have been released in Killarney National Park between 2007 and 2011. (...) Twenty-six eagles have been recovered dead since the reintroduction programme was initiated, with 12 of those confirmed poisoned.”
Source: RTE News/05 February 2013 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0205/366313-eagles-poison/
Independent.ie/06 February 2013, Majella O´Sullivan http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 77921.html
KW: Poison, Ireland, Cork, Kerry
"100 birds have been released in Killarney National Park between 2007 and 2011. (...) Twenty-six eagles have been recovered dead since the reintroduction programme was initiated, with 12 of those confirmed poisoned.”
Source: RTE News/05 February 2013 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0205/366313-eagles-poison/
Independent.ie/06 February 2013, Majella O´Sullivan http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 77921.html
KW: Poison, Ireland, Cork, Kerry
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57.Poisoned Eagle? Hungary/Serbia, March 2013
The cause of death is not yet known, but it is believed to be poisoning.
Source: Magyar Szó online, 12 March 2013 http://www.magyarszo.com/hu/1907/vajdas ... 9tisas.htm
The cause of death is not yet known, but it is believed to be poisoning.
Source: Magyar Szó online, 12 March 2013 http://www.magyarszo.com/hu/1907/vajdas ... 9tisas.htm
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58.White-tailed Eagle found dead near Dačice. Czech Republic, March 2013
The cause of death is not yet known, but it is believed to be poisoning.
Source: ČT24, 13 March 2013 http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/region ... l-otraven/
Read more about poisoning cases in the Czech Republic at Karbofuran.cz http://www.karbofuran.cz/
The cause of death is not yet known, but it is believed to be poisoning.
Source: ČT24, 13 March 2013 http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/region ... l-otraven/
Read more about poisoning cases in the Czech Republic at Karbofuran.cz http://www.karbofuran.cz/