White Tailed Sea Eagles, IOW

Thanks for yet another inaccurate post  from your very strange outlook on what you think did happen and as you like to think is a problem brought on by every body else but your type of backwards looking farmers that you seem to see in your lifestyle🤔

Not White Tailed I know but these Goldens have been very successfully relocated to new areas despite the efforts of some objecters.

There will be some with a negative agenda who will argue against such reintroductions, mind!

https://www.birdguides.com/news/golden-eagle-on-the-up-in-southern-scotland/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter140322&dm_i=73DM,4C7T,ZVCQL,HMGD,1.

Looks like there is a case for the reintroduction of the White Taileds in other areas of this island of ours! As for the goldens, a reintroduction into the Lakes could be a possibility, after all, the last one was a resident there only a few years ago! With a bit of help, may be, worth a go?

Those introduced were freeborn from nests in the UK. We had one here in Midwales for years but died of old age in 2021. We could well see others as they naturally spread their teritories. Same as the spread of the Ospreys but different to a mass release of Sea Eagles on IOW.A lesson here me thinks.

Yes, Fish, this Golden Eagle Project is a particular ambitious one and so far has involve transplanting naturally bred birds to areas devoid of them. With regard to the use of captive raised offspring there have been many very successful efforts involving this method for other species such as those for Great Bustards, Storks, Ospreys, Lammergeier and others around Europe. Vultures too, particularly Condors in the Americas. Lessons are being learnt and hopefully further successes with be witnessed. We have to try to learn and try all methods in that learning don’t folk think! 

Latest update of the sad losses.

https://onthewight.com/sudden-death-of-isle-of-wight-white-tailed-eagle-being-investigated/

This related issue really needs addressing straight away.

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-birds-prey-populations-europe-suppressed.html

”Currently, only two European nations—Denmark and the Netherlands—have banned lead shot. Denmark plans to follow this up with a ban on lead rifle bullets. Both the European Union and the UK are considering legal bans on all lead ammunition due to effects on wildlife and the health of human consumers of game meat, but many hunting groups oppose this, according to researchers.”

 So not us bad farmers,shooters etc responsible as some suggested here. How does that go down with the deniers I wonder. As for lead shot remember its the city folk, moneyed people who blast tame pheasants  all over the country. Probably have no concept of make up,of cartridges and in any case just bury the carcasese

Unacceptable and cruel pressures on our wildlife do exist and some of it does come from surprising areas with some so called ‘bad’ people involved. Where proven proper prosecutions are required.

As for lead ammunition a voluntary ban on this toxic material is definitely not working with 99.4 % of pheasants shot in the UK in 020/2021 being shot using lead based ammunition. That fact says it all.
Rather than passing the buck and pointing the smoking finger at one scapegoat ‘user’ all the shooting fraternity need to sit up and act. This includes the Government, the shot manufacturers and the game and shooting organisations who do little if anything to truly support this ban?

Very damming evidence here!

https://www.conservationevidence.com/individual-study/11620

Thanks, micky, but that only talks of the IOW bird having succumbed to avian flu, although it could also be the cause of death of the Dorset pair. Case unproven as it stands.