White-tailed Eagles in the Media 2017

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116.WtE breeding results in south Finland. November 2017

13 November 2017 https://www.hameensanomat.fi/uutiset/ka ... sintavuosi
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117.Danish White-tailed Eagle population declines for the first time in two decades. November 2017

Avian influenza takes its toll in Denmark. According to DOF/Projekt Ørn, 62 WtE breeding pairs raised at least 98 young in 2017 (2016: 83 breeding pairs, at least 123 young).

13 November 2017 http://www.dof.dk/om-dof/nyheder?nyhed_id=1606
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118.White-tailed Eagle and Golden Eagle released after being nursed back to health. Estonia, November 2017

6 November 2017, press release, Estonian University of Life Sciences https://www.emu.ee/ylikoolist/uudised/p ... vabadusse/
11 November 2017, English version, translation by LK member Liis http://www.looduskalender.ee/n/en/node/1853
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119.New methods aim to deter UK's largest bird of prey from attacking lambs. UK/Scotland, November 2017

16 November http://www.ronburyswildlife.com/2017/11 ... ys-to.html
17 November 2017 https://www.farminguk.com/news/New-meth ... 47933.html
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120.Industry and wildlife. Germany, November 2017

According to a conservationist in the Wesermarsch district (Lower Saxony), a local White-tailed Eagle pair is under threat due to the planned expansion of an industrial area. The eagle couple was seen in this region for the first time in the beginning of 2017; the birds raised one young.

18 November 2017 https://www.nwzonline.de/wesermarsch/wi ... 22821.html
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121.Austrian satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle dies from electrocution in the Czech Republic. November 2017

According to the article, the female bird has fledged this year in the Donau-Auen National Park. She spent the summer in the https://www.wwf.at/de/menu465/subartikel1541/ Morava-Dyje floodplains and explored south Bohemia and Moravia. Her journey ended in the Pilsen region, where she was found dead at the base of a power pole. WWF Austria has fitted twelve White-tailed Eagles with GPS transmitters since 2015; eight of these raptors are still alive. 23 November 2017 http://www.noen.at/gaenserndorf/orth-do ... 68.543.421#

See also: Doc. #69.Five young eagles in Lower Austria fitted with satellite transmitters. June 2017 viewtopic.php?f=46&t=868&start=60
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122.Sea eagle predation levels to soar. UK/Scotland

24 November 2017 http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news ... s_to_soar/
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123.Guess who´s coming to dinner- 18 White-tailed Eagles. Norway, November 2017

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124.Hopes soar for a 2018 Irish-bred white-tailed eagle chick. November 2017

27 November 2017 http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ ... 63485.html
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125.Hunter fatally shoots White-tailed Eagle. Norway, November 2017

The man claimed it was an act of “self-defence” – the raptor allegedly killed his sheep.
30 November 2017 Thanks for the link to b.h-p https://www.nrk.no/telemark/jeger-skjot ... 1.13802195
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126.King narrowly escapes death. Sweden, December 2017

The eagle, named “King” in the veterinary hospital, was involved in a truck accident. X-rays showed no fractures.
2 December 2017 http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/lastbilschauf ... 07760.aspx
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127.Snapchat star rescues eagle. Iceland, November 2017

“Sea-Eagles are rare in Iceland and became almost extinct. The population has been well protected since the early 20th century, and is on the rise. The Sea-Eagle population consists of 75 adult pairs, a triple in population size since 1964. About 25-30 pairs are able to successfully raise offspring every year.”

30 November 2017 http://www.visir.is/g/2017171139846
2 December 2017 (article in English) http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/natur ... n_iceland/
Update, 7 May 2018 https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/natu ... _put_down/
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128.Ornithologist honoured with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. December 2017

The 80-year-old Walter Thiel has been active in nature conservation throughout his life, and he has ringed White-tailed Eagles in Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania until the early 90s.
04 December 2017 http://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/id_8 ... thiel.html
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129.Dutch police stops the use of birds of prey to take down drones. Netherlands, December 2017

6 December 2017, Dutch Police/News https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2017/dece ... atten.html
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130.Gazprom wants to build a gas pipeline through a unique nature reserve. Russia, December 2017

According to the article, the Kurgalsky reserve is one of the most valuable natural territories in North-West Russia and home to many rare plants and animals. "Last year, the nest of a white-tailed sea-eagle was discovered here — the rarest predatory bird in this area.” Greenpeace international (blog), 5 December 2017 http://www.greenpeace.org/international ... log/60801/

Greenpeace: Save the Kurgalsky Reserve https://act.greenpeace.org/ea-action/ac ... n.id=71089
Nord Stream 2 AG: Why Europe needs Nord Stream 2 https://www.nord-stream2.com/project/rationale/
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131.Hunter who killed White-tailed Eagle says he'd do it again. Norway, December 2017

Despite harsh criticism, the 22-year-old is sticking to his guns. According to the article, he says he saw no other solution when he killed the eagle two weeks ago near his farm and very close to his lambs. 8 December 2017 https://www.nrk.no/telemark/havornskytt ... 1.13813311

See also doc. #125
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132.Eagle back in the hospital. Estonia, December 2017

8 December 2017 https://parnu.postimees.ee/4337553/lood ... sti-ravile
See also doc. #118: White-tailed Eagle and Golden Eagle released after being nursed back to health. Estonia, November 2017
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133.From protests to partnerships: How farmers are supporting the reintroduction of the White-tailed Eagle. Ireland, December 2017

9 December 2017 https://www.independent.ie/business/far ... 78114.html
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134.'They never touched a lamb': Lough Derg farmer on the reintroduction of the white tailed eagle. Ireland, December 2017

10 December 2017 https://www.independent.ie/business/far ... 78101.html
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135.White-tailed Eagles are back in Västernorrland´s inland. Sweden December 2017

16 December 2017 https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vaste ... ig-i-lanet
Västernorrland County https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4st ... and_County
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