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Who knows the EXCUSE of a human who shot 1 of the 1st sea eagles born here in 110yrs?

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  • #52
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,353 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    OpenYourEyes wrote: »
    Google Predator-Prey cycles. No natural and native predators are responsible for wiping out any natural and native prey, anywhere!
    Except for Homo sapiens, of course...


  • #53
    1809allan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭1809allan


    This news has made it to the BBC website.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26458424


  • #54
    mikeymouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 568 ✭✭✭mikeymouse


    I hope they feel so proud of themselves
    that they boast about it to someone with a brain, who report them


  • #55
    Stroke Politics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Stroke Politics


    Might not have been shot on the Tipperary side of the lake at all. Could have been clipped by a shooter on the other side of the lake, and landed on the Ballinderry side. The Bogmen on the other side are none too fond of protected species, as if they land and nest on that bog they could conceivably interfere with their harvesting rights....

    http://www.thejournal.ie/bog-endangered-bird-1068452-Sep2013/


  • #56
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    Stroke Politics wrote: »
    Might not have been shot on the Tipperary side of the lake at all. Could have been clipped by a shooter on the other side of the lake, and landed on the Ballinderry side. The Bogmen on the other side are none too fond of protected species, as if they land and nest on that bog they could conceivably interfere with their harvesting rights....

    http://www.thejournal.ie/bog-endangered-bird-1068452-Sep2013/


    Those bogs are already designated as SAC's for other reasons(mainly the presence of intact bog flora communities) so shooting protected birds isn't going to change these designations. Then again the person who shot this bird probably isn't the brightest tool in the box anyway.


  • #57
    Stroke Politics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Stroke Politics


    Birdnuts wrote: »
    Those bogs are already designated as SAC's for other reasons(mainly the presence of intact bog flora communities) so shooting protected birds isn't going to change these designations. Then again the person who shot this bird probably isn't the brightest tool in the box anyway.

    They're the type of knuckle-dragger who would be capable of something like this. They have no regard for the natural world, all they want is €€€€. The worry they have is that they will have another impediment to their not be able to continue to commercially harvest turf if a raptor is nesting in the bog, and they had a warning to their supporters last year to be on the look-out for birds of prey....


  • #58
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    Stroke Politics wrote: »
    The worry they have is that they will have another impediment to their not be able to continue to commercially harvest turf if a raptor is nesting in the bog, and they had a warning to their supporters last year to be on the look-out for birds of prey....

    Well that does indeed show the gross stupidity of some of these people. Sea-Eagles nest on cliffs or trees, so would never be found nesting directly on these bogs. Of the raptors that do ie. Merlins and Hen Harriers, they nest on blanket(not raised!!) bogs which are not subject to any turf cutting restrictions where these rights exist. On the general point the only bird that might cause restriction on turf cutting is the Red Grouse, but this species like most others will not breed on damages/cut bogs anyway so there really is no excuse to target any bird in that regard.


  • #59
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    any leads to this??


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