I think you may call this a sensational judgment by the Grenoble Court of Appeal, following a French poacher's shooting of a WTE released into the wild in Sept 2023, shot in Feb 2024.
Pygargue abattu : la Cour d’appel revoit à la hausse le préjudice écologique
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22 mai 2025
https://www.lpo.fr/qui-sommes-nous/espa ... ecologique
He has to pay around 116 000 €!!! This is one of the largest sums I've ever heard about regarding such a crime.
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"This is a major victory because the judges listened to the scientists and took ecological damage into account. Only severe penalties can deter such acts of wanton cruelty, which jeopardize years of conservation efforts."
Allain Bougrain Dubourg
President of the LPO
<LPO: Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux.>
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Great footage, amazing documentary!
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https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening ... led-eagles
RETURN - a 50-year story of repair, resilience, and White-tailed Eagles
Quote: "See the incredible return of White-tailed Eagles, through the voices of the people who made it happen. You’ll meet the group of dedicated conservationists who brought the White-tailed Eagle back, and the next generation who are continuing the story. You’ll see stunning footage of White-tailed Eagles as they soar over Scotland, and some of their more recent home, in the south coast of England."
YT-link right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uInFdcL876I
If you like subtitles, you can choose the original English-UK- subtitles (not the automatically generated subs.)
Brought to you by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening ... led-eagles
RETURN - a 50-year story of repair, resilience, and White-tailed Eagles
Quote: "See the incredible return of White-tailed Eagles, through the voices of the people who made it happen. You’ll meet the group of dedicated conservationists who brought the White-tailed Eagle back, and the next generation who are continuing the story. You’ll see stunning footage of White-tailed Eagles as they soar over Scotland, and some of their more recent home, in the south coast of England."
YT-link right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uInFdcL876I
If you like subtitles, you can choose the original English-UK- subtitles (not the automatically generated subs.)
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WTE-female called Minna
In September 2025 it was reported in Finnish media that WTE-female called Minna equipped with a satellite tracker had been found dead in Rügen, Germany. Minna was found injured on Aug 11th 2020 in Kuopio (eastern central Finland) as an adult. She was in poor condition and thin because she had a spoonbait with some 60 cm of fishing line hanging on the side her lower mandible. The spoonbait with its hooks had injured her tongue and the soft tissues of the mandible. Minna was taken to an animal hospital where the spoonbill was removed and she was given medical treatment. She recovered well: she got her appetite back and gained weight fast.
On Aug 28th 2020 Minna was found well enough to be released back in nature. She was equipped with a satellite tracker and named Minna after her 'nurse' Minna Pellinen.
Minna spent the summers in Finland and winters in Germany. She was an adult when she was found, with estimated age 6 years, but she never bred during the time she was followed. The place where she was found dead was near an occupied nest so it was assumed that she was probably killed in a territorial fight.
(See article by The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation:
https://www.sll.fi/pohjois-savo/minna-merikotka/
and Iltalehti Sep 29th 2025:
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/dc43 ... 3829d3de7d
Both are in Finnish but you can try a translator. I didn't find anything in English.)
Aarne Hagman made a summary of Minna's travels with a video of her registered movements.
https://aarnehagman.fi/merikotka-minnan-tarina/
In September 2025 it was reported in Finnish media that WTE-female called Minna equipped with a satellite tracker had been found dead in Rügen, Germany. Minna was found injured on Aug 11th 2020 in Kuopio (eastern central Finland) as an adult. She was in poor condition and thin because she had a spoonbait with some 60 cm of fishing line hanging on the side her lower mandible. The spoonbait with its hooks had injured her tongue and the soft tissues of the mandible. Minna was taken to an animal hospital where the spoonbill was removed and she was given medical treatment. She recovered well: she got her appetite back and gained weight fast.
On Aug 28th 2020 Minna was found well enough to be released back in nature. She was equipped with a satellite tracker and named Minna after her 'nurse' Minna Pellinen.
Minna spent the summers in Finland and winters in Germany. She was an adult when she was found, with estimated age 6 years, but she never bred during the time she was followed. The place where she was found dead was near an occupied nest so it was assumed that she was probably killed in a territorial fight.
(See article by The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation:
https://www.sll.fi/pohjois-savo/minna-merikotka/
and Iltalehti Sep 29th 2025:
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/dc43 ... 3829d3de7d
Both are in Finnish but you can try a translator. I didn't find anything in English.)
Aarne Hagman made a summary of Minna's travels with a video of her registered movements.
https://aarnehagman.fi/merikotka-minnan-tarina/