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Golden Eagles helping sheep farmers in Donegal!

  • 06-10-2010 7:44pm
    #1
    Feargal as Luimneach
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    http://www.goldeneagle.ie/news_viewnews.php?x=1&z=41&f=1&news_id=8&start=0

    A good news story from Donegal.:)
    From the link " The farmers themselves have actually noted a decline in the number of attacks on newborn lambs, lambed outdoors, by nearby Hooded (Grey) Crows. And they acknowledge that the arrival of Golden Eagles into their glen has impacted on the previously unnaturally high number of Hooded Crows locally."

    And this " The diet contained mostly Hares again this year and during an end of season search of the nest vicinity the remains of a predated adult Raven were also found. So considering the number of badger and fox cubs this pair predated previously, it is clear that this pair is having an impact, to some degree, on the food chain locally".


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  • #2
    5live
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    Good news!!! And is this the law of unintended consequences taking hold?


  • #3
    LostCovey
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    5live wrote: »
    Good news!!! And is this the law of unintended consequences taking hold?

    Not exactly, I think this consequence was well anticipated and flagged by the projectr.

    This country has an insane amount of crows/magpies. If you don't believe me have a look in similar terrain in France or any other country in a similar latitude with healthy raptor populations.

    We went to France for a 2 week holiday in the summer, and I never saw a single Rook. Magpies and Carrion Crows were very scarce and there were Harriers and Kites everywhere. Coincidence? I think not.

    I also met a Donegal farmer a few years back who told me that a Golden Eagle spent a week on his farm, and the Grey Crows roosted in his shed (never known before) for the duration.

    No doubt that Toxic Timmy & his mates in Kerry & Donegal got the wrong end of the stick on this issue.

    LostCovey


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