White-tailed Eagles in the Media 2014

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96.Young White-tailed Eagle rescued. Weiden/Germany, May 2014

Source: OberpfalzNetz.de, 20 May 2014 http://www.oberpfalznetz.de/nachrichten ... n,1,0.html

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97.Adult and young White-tailed eagle found dead. Evijärvi/Finland, May 2014

Source: ilkka.fi, 20 May 2014 http://www.ilkka.fi/uutiset/maakunta/ka ... -1.1615122

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98.White-tailed eagle chick hatched in Clare is sibling of shot bird. Ireland, May 2014

“The first white-tailed eagle chicks of the year have been hatched in Co Clare and west Cork in recent weeks, it was announced today.”
Source: The Irish Times, 21 May 2014 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environm ... -1.1803765

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99.Three young White-tailed Eagles ringed in the Oostvaardersplassen. Netherlands, May 2014

Source: NU.nl, 23 May 2014 http://www.nu.nl/binnenland/3783617/dri ... assen.html

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100.Schleswig-Holstein bans lead ammunition. Germany, May 2014
Source: top agrar online, 23 May 2014 http://www.topagrar.com/news/Home-top-N ... 53382.html

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101."Vegetarian” White-tailed Eagle surprises forest wardens. Czech Republic, May 2014

Click here to learn more about the Bohemian Switzerland National Park
Source: idenes.cz, 23 May 2014, by Andrea Angermannová http://usti.idnes.cz/fotopast-zachytila ... zpravy_alh

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102.Risky? Biological pest control near eagle breeding areas. Sweden, May 2014

Source: Upsala Nya Tidning, 24 May 2014. By Lars Gunnarsson http://www.unt.se/uppland/tierp/ovisst- ... 65922.aspx

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103.Driven to extinction, reintroduced ... now wind farms threaten sea eagles. UK/Scotland, May 2014

Source: HeraldScotland, 25 May 2014. By Rob Edwards http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home ... s.24313570

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104.Sea eagle poisoned near Armoy. Ireland, May 2014

Source: 28 May 2014, by Una Culkin. Ballymoney Times http://www.ballymoneytimes.co.uk/news/l ... -1-6085941

Edit: Read more at Raptor Persecution Scotland, 3 June 2014
http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpr ... ear-later/

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105.White-tailed Eagle pair raised two chicks in Vienna. Austria, June 2014

The nest is located in the Lobau, a recreational area and wetland in/near the Austrian capital.
According to the press release, this is the fifth successful breeding season for the eagle couple with a total of nine young birds.
Source: OTS/PID Presse- und Informationsdienst der Stadt Wien 2 June 2014 http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_ ... -der-lobau

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106.Eagle nest protection in Northern Germany. June 2014

Source: NDR, 3 June 2014. By André Klohn http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig ... er248.html

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107.21 Young eagles ringed in Tatarstan. Russia, June 2014

Tatarstan is a republic in the east-central part of European Russia. Click here for more information about this region in English.
Source: Kazan.kp.ru, 5 June 2014 http://www.kazan.kp.ru/online/news/1754318/

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108.Zdeněk Vermouzek on the death of a White-tailed Eagle family. Czech Republic, June 2014

One parent bird and two eaglets were found dead on the nest, the other adult eagle was found near the tree. The whole family was killed by carbofuran, a pesticide which is banned in the European Union since 2008. Source: Lidovky.cz, 5 June 2014 http://www.lidovky.cz/otraveny-orel-nej ... _domov_ele

About Zdeněk Vermouzek: He is the director of the Czech Society for Ornithology and runs the project Karbofuran.cz

Article in English, AustrianTimes.at, 5 June 2014: http://austriantimes.at/news/Around_the ... led_Eagles

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109.Swimming eagle. Finland, June 2014

Source: Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, 6 June 2014 http://www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/kotkan-kylpy-1.63956

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110.Young eagle ringed near Schwedt in the Lower Oder Valley National Park. Germany, June 2014

Bones of a boar piglet and a roe deer fawn were found below the nest, along with remains of swan, crane, mallard and domestic chicken.

Source: Märkische Oderzeitung, 8 June 2014. By Josephin Hartwig http://www.moz.de/lokales/artikel-ansic ... 1/1287362/

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111.Reintroducing birds of prey cost €1.5m. Ireland, June 2014

Source: Irish Examiner, 9 June 2014. By Anne Lucey http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/re ... 71413.html

See also:

• “The economic benefits delivered by white-tailed eagles on the Scottish island of Mull have more than tripled in just five years, according to an independent study commissioned by the RSPB.” 16 June 2011 http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.aspx?id=282239
• "The hidden benefits of the reintroduction programmes"
  Golden Eagle Trust/Facebook, 9 June 2014 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Golden-E ... 4808950774

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112.White-tailed Eagle rescued in Dosenmoor, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany, June 2014

The bird was injured and and seriously emaciated. According to Volker Latendorf from the Sea Eagle Working Group Schleswig-Holstein, there are no local eagle pairs in this area near Neumuenster.

Source: dpa/Die Welt, 10 June 2014 http://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/re ... ettet.html

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113.New exhibition room in the Eagles Visitor Centre/Tomb of the Eagles. UK/Orkney, June 2014

Source: The Northern Times http://www.northern-times.co.uk/Whats-O ... 062014.htm
Info: “‘Tomb of the Eagles’ is one of Orkney’s top archaeological sites.” Click here to learn more http://www.tomboftheeagles.co.uk/

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114.Young White-tailed Eagle surprises family near Radevormwald. Germany, June 2014

According to the article, the family was quite baffled when they found a large raptor in their garden.
The bird was “playing” with toys and a blanket. It is presumed that the youngster was born in a falconry.

Source: RP Online/khe 10 June 2014 http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/rad ... -1.4297840

Edit, 13 June: rga-online confirms that it was a tame bird – it wore remains of jesses, thin leather straps, which are used to tether raptors in falconry.
Edit, 4 July: According to rga.online, it turned out that the young bird escaped from a falconry at Saarburg – 250 kilometres south of Radevormwald.

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115.New ‘birds-eye’ view of Mull’s eagles (and an eagle's view?). UK/Mull, June 2014

New eagle web cam on the Isle of Mull.

Source: Forargyll.com, 10 June 2014, posted by newsroom http://forargyll.com/2014/06/new-birds- ... gles-view/