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119.Police searching for stuffed eagle´s owner. Sweden, February 2015

The taxidermied bird is one of many stolen items that cops uncovered recently.
Source: Aftonbladet, 2 February 2015. By Hanna Aler Sjöqvist http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article20256876.ab
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120.Hunter acquitted of animal cruelty. Sweden, February 2015

The video in this article shows the brutal scene in which the man tortures the bird.
Source: Norrtelje Tidning, 3 February 2015 http://norrteljetidning.se/nyheter/nyhe ... l-fangelse

See also doc. 115. viewtopic.php?f=46&t=241&start=100

Update: Hunter to appeal against 10-month sentence. Sweden, February 2015
The man, who tortured and killed a White-tailed Eagle, seeks shorter sentence. The dead bird was found in his house along with two lynx furs and a video which shows the death of the eagle. According to the prosecutor, the hunter should have received a sentence of 14 to 18 month.

Source: Norrtelje Tidning, 25 February 2015 http://norrteljetidning.se/nyheter/nyhe ... -jaktbrott
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121.New nest destroyed near Barsbek, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany, January 2015

The nest was discovered by a member of the Project Group for White-tailed Eagle Conservation Schleswig-Holstein at the end of December 2014. Some days later the tree, one in a row of 50 poplars, was cut down. Police and lower nature conservation authority are investigating the case. In the same region an eagle was shot and killed in 2013.

Source: Kieler Nachrichten, by Thomas Christiansen. 7 January 2015 http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Ploen/P ... -zerstoert
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122.Another eagle pair homeless as tree cut down. Germany, February 2015

The 140 year old oak containing the nest was felled between 17 and 21 February. A White-tailed Eagle pair raised here one or two young each year at least since 2007. According to the article, the nest was destroyed after a wind energy farm was discussed in the community. Police are investigating the case.

Source: Schleswiger Nachrichten, 24 February 2015 http://www.shz.de/lokales/schleswiger-n ... 42461.html

Update, 24 June 2015: Breeding success for the “homeless” eagles from Stangheck. Germany, June 2015
Source: SHZ, 24 June 2015 http://www.shz.de/lokales/schleswiger-n ... 53241.html
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123.White-tailed Eagle dies of carbofuran poisoning. Czech Republic, February 2015

Source: http://www.rozhlas.cz/zpravy/priroda/_z ... u--1459349 , 24 February 2015
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124.White-tailed Eagle Ingar found dead in Femanagh, Ireland. February 2015

The bird was almost four years old and was released in 2011 as part of the Irish reintroduction programme. The cause of death is unknown, but according to the Golden Eagle Trust, illegal poisoning has been the greatest mortality factor in Ireland.

Source: Golden Eagle Trust, 26 February 2016 http://www.goldeneagletrust.org/index.p ... Itemid=294
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125.Poisoned White-tailed Eagle found dead in nest in Connemara. Ireland, April 2015

According to The Golden Eagle trust, the six year old female eagle which was discovered dead in the nest on 1st April was within a few days of laying eggs. Read more http://www.goldeneagletrust.org/index.p ... Itemid=132

Read more http://www.goldeneagletrust.org/index.p ... Itemid=132
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126.Crimes against nesting eagles in northern Germany. May 2015

Two and a half month ago a WtE nest near the village of Stangheck was destroyed when the tree was cut down. According to the article, this case is not an isolated incident. Several nests and clutches have been vandalised in the region during the last years, and breeding pairs left their territories due to intentional human disturbance.

Source: kn-online, 1 May 2015 http://www.kn-online.de/Schleswig-Holst ... lerhorstes

See also doc.122
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127.Poisoned eagles found near Duna-Dráva National Park. Hungary, May 2015

Source: bama.hu, 1 May 2015 http://www.bama.hu/baranya/kek-hirek-bu ... nel-608949
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128.White-tailed Eagle shot and mutilated near the island of Møn. Denmark, 2015

The dead animal was found underneath a stack of wood planks on the island of Lindholm - head and feet had been cut off. According to the DOF article, x-rays revealed a fractured wing bone, but the eagle did not die from this gunshot injury. What makes the case even more peculiar is that Lindholm is not open to the public. The small, state-owned island is home to a virological research institution, a branch of the National Veterinary Institute.

Source: Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF), Jan Skriver, 6 May 2015 http://www.dof.dk/om-dof/nyheder?nyhed_id=1369
Thanks for the hint to b.h-p

Photos/Video here http://www.tveast.dk/artikler/havoern-b ... forbudt-oe

See also: Doc. #162.White-tailed Eagle dies from suspected poisoning. Denmark, April 2015 viewtopic.php?f=46&t=240&start=160
Update, 13 January 2017: According to a newspaper report, it has turned out that this eagle (doc. #162) died of a bacterial kidney and lung infection. http://www.jv.dk/artikel/2464105:Haders ... -forgiftet
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129.Carbofuran and wildlife poisoning in the Czech Republic. May 2015

Three ravens were found dead at the same place where White-tailed Eagle died of carbofuran poisoning in 2013. Laboratory analyses confirmed carbofuran as their cause of death.

Source: denik.cz, 9 May 2015 http://jindrichohradecky.denik.cz/zprav ... 50509.html
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130.Ornithologist Hans Wirth examines bird of prey deaths. Germany, May 2015

Source: Die Welt, 14 May 2015 http://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/a ... wirft.html
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131.White-tailed Eagle illegally poisoned in northern Germany. June 2015

The adult male eagle died shortly after it was found emaciated and unable to fly on 13 March near the village of Heide, Schleswig-Holstein. A post-mortem revealed it had been poisoned by the illegal insecticide parathion (E605).

Source: Kieler Nachrichten, 17 June 2015

See also doc. #112 and #126
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132.Eagle family found dead from suspected poisoning in Dithmarschen. Germany, June 2015

An adult male bird and two 11 week old young eagles were found dead in and below a nest near the village of St. Michaelisdonn.

According to the SHZ article, eight breeding pairs have been reported in Dithmarschen (a district of Schleswig-Holstein, located between the Eider and Elbe rivers) this year. Only four pairs started a breeding attempt, three of them without success due to human disturbance. The dead birds were the last remaining White-tailed Eagle family in this area, where 15 eagles have disappeared since 2005.

Sources: NDR, 23 June 2015 https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswi ... er284.html
SHZ, 23 June 2015 http://www.shz.de/lokales/vier-seeadler ... 37251.html

See also doc. 131

Update, 25 June 2015: The female bird was found dead near the nest where her family has died some days ago.
http://www.kn-online.de/News/Aktuelle-N ... sgeloescht

Update, 7 July 2015: The male eagle and his chicks have been poisoned by the insecticide mevinphos.
Source: NDR, 7 July 2015 http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig ... er284.html
Kieler Nachrichten http://www.kn-online.de/News/Aktuelle-N ... durch-Gift
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133. 34 birds of prey killed in 2014. Ireland, August 2015

“Kestrels, white-tailed sea eagles, red kites and barn owls were (…) high on the hit list, according to the report from the National Parks and Wildlife Service.”
Source: Irish Examiner, 15 August 2015 http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/34 ... 48380.html
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134.Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors. Ireland, August 2015

Raptor Report 2012, 2013, 2014, prepared by National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, published August 2015
PDF documents here http://www.npws.ie/publications
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135.Bird of Prey Persecution and Poisoning Report Northern Ireland 2009 – 2013. November 2015

Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime Northern Ireland (PAWNI)
20. November 2015, PDF available here http://www.nirsg.com/news/
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136.Nest illegaly destroyed. Germany, December 2015

Police have launched an investigation after a White-tailed Eagle's nest was destroyed near Mildstedt, Northern Germany.

Source: NDR, 14. December 2015
http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig ... er320.html

Edit: They are back! The breeding pair built a new nest in their old territory.
12 April 2016 https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswi ... er398.html
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137. RSPB Scotland launches 20 year report on illegal killing of birds of prey. December 2015

PDF available here http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/411729-rspb ... ds-of-prey
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138.Young eagle dies of zinc poisoning. Germany, December 2015

Source: SHZ, 29 December 2015 http://www.shz.de/lokales/vergifteter-s ... 20991.html
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