Sea Eagle Survey

[Macsky]

NSA has launched a survey on the reintroduction of ‘Sea’ Eagles on the Isle of Wight, worth letting them know what you think if you’ve had any experience of these birds and previous irresponsible reintroduction.

NSA launches UK-wide survey to capture farmer views on sea eagle release | News | National Sheep Association

NSA launches UK-wide survey to capture farmer views on sea eagle release, news from the National Sheep Association

www.nationalsheep.org.uk

 

[Macsky]

Appeared today on FB

https://www.facebook.com/2238198119761978/posts/2359574064291049

 

[Dry Rot]

I trained birds for falconry (catching things, not the model aircraft stuff you see at shows!) all my life and the idea that eagles won't take lambs is quite ridiculous to me. It seems equally ridiculous to introduce eagles where there is sheep farming and not expect conflict.

It's been admitted that eagles take lambs on the West of Scotland but explaining that away by saying the conditions are harsher and natural prey scarcer just doesn't wash. Predators prey on what suits them best and that's going to be the easiest kill and the biggest meal. Why chase a rabbit when it can easily take a nice fat dozy lamb?

 

[Dry Rot]

To save wading through the verbage, the survey is here: It does say it is open to anyone in the UK.

Free Online Survey Software by SurveyMonkey: Closed Survey

This survey is currently closed. Please contact the author of this survey for further assistance.

www.surveymonkey.co.uk

 

[kfpben]

If a fox is killing my lambs I can shoot it.

I assume this won’t be the case with a sea eagle. If so, why? There’s no logic to so much of this.

 

[Top Tip.]

These birds were introduced on a whim with no thought given to any of the mechanics of how they were to survive or feed, the success of these birds is a real shock to rspb as there was absolutely no thought given to any kind of exit strategy. These birds are at the top of the food chain and have no predator apart from man. There numbers are getting out of control as can be seen by the reports coming in now of birds dying of starvation.