This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Eagles Unwelcome Here?
The introduced White-tailed eagle, found dead in Dorset (SW England), was poisoned with the rodenticide brodifacoum (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/29/dead-eagle-found-in-dorset-was-poisoned-but-case-closed-police-confirm). The local police have confirmed the poisoning but say that no further action will be taken. They also refuse to name the estate (there is an obvious contender), on which the dead bird was found. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds claim to be 'baffled'. Perhaps, the police decisions are linked to the comments of the local Member of Parliament (MP), who declared eagles 'unwelcome in Dorset'? That MP also suggested the police should not 'waste their time' looking for the eagle's killers.
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