POLICE yesterday appealed for
information after a young satellite-tagged white tailed eagle vanished in
suspicious circumstances in Perthshire.
PUBLISHED: 22:19, Wed, Apr
18, 2018 | UPDATED: 22:34, Wed, Apr 18, 2018
The sea eagles transmitting tag
stopped working last month
The female, named Blue X, was the
offspring of the first breeding pair of sea eagles reintroduced to Scotland’s
east coast as part of the scheme to re-establish the majestic birds after they
were wiped out a century ago.
It fledged from a nest in
Tentsmuir Forest, Fife, in July 2017, but its tag suddenly stopped transmitting
last month in Glen Quaich, south of Aberfeldy.
Police and RSPB Scotland, along
with gamekeepers from surrounding estates, launched a search for the missing
raptor and its tag, but neither has been found.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman
said: “A joint search took place following the RSPB report that the bird was
missing but no trace was found and the disappearance of this bird remains
unexplained.
“Police Scotland appeals for
anyone who may have information about the disappearance of this bird to call
101 or Crimestoppers.”
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