Area
becoming 'black hole' for the species, expert says after almost a third of
tracked birds disappear
Monday 1
July 2019 12:38
The
Independent
Two young golden eagles have
disappeared “under suspicious circumstances” within hours of each other on the
same Scottish grouse
moor, according to wildlife presenter Chris Packham.
The birds
were being monitored with satellite tags by Mr Packham and Raptor Persecution
UK as part of a study of the movements of young golden eagles in Scotland.
The two
eagles, named Adam and Charlie, are said to have vanished from the Auchnafree
Estate in the Strathbraan area of Perthshire on 18
April.
They had
been wearing satellite tags that inexplicably stopped working and the birds
have since been untraceable, Raptor Persecution UK said.
It is
illegal to intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird, with a few
exceptions, in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Mr
Packham and Raptor Persecution UK said there was no evidence to suggest the
Auchnafree Estate was involved in the disappearances.
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