Sea Eagles Re-Introduced, Enjoying Farmers' Lambs

[sailorsam]

   

His Majesty's Government has been re-introducing Sea Eagles (White-Tailed Eagles) to parts of the Isles.

Ernes lived in much of the country but were hunted down, mostly from their habit of taking farm animals.

The birds are picking up where they left off.

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news...all-field/

standing as big as a ewe I am quite certain it is a white-tailed eagle. Absolutely awesome to see it charging off a 85kg ewe but heart breaking to see it just sitting there waiting on me to leave.”
Predation by white-tailed eagles on lambs and sheep remains a major concern for sheep farmers, especially on the west coast of Scotland.

 thread on another forum on this topic
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?...es.425432/

[727Sky]

If parents let their 2 and 3 years olds outside death from above will come and "lets protect these raptors"  slogan will change to where is my shot gun. 

But I guess they really don't care as this is obvious to anyone who knows anything about these birds and their hunting abilities.

[Ninurta]

There are critters around here that are technically illegal to kill, or only legal to kill a certain times of the year... yet they still mysteriously turn up dead of lead poisoning pretty regularly when they become a threat.

It's all in doing what you've got to do, and knowing to keep your yap shut about it when you do.

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[sailorsam]

the Three S method of problem solving.

shoot
shovel
shhhh...

[SomeJackleg]

There are critters around here that are technically illegal to kill, or only legal to kill a certain times of the year... yet they still mysteriously turn up dead of lead poisoning pretty regularly when they become a threat.

It's all in doing what you've got to do, and knowing to keep your yap shut about it when you do.

.

i heard that. i will tell the law the same as i told neighbor after dragging his pit bull mix 1/4 mile down the road and throwed him on his porch. they come in my yard and kill my critters, and bark and growl at me their a dead motherf__ker.

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[Michigan Swamp Buck]

The farmers need to value their livestock at an inflated rate and stick the government with the bill when the eagles take them. It can be tricky, though, like here in Michigan, and the white tailed deer.

The Dept of Natural Resources takes care of the wildlife and game animals. They keep track of numbers and the health of the deer herd and issue hunting licenses so people can hunt them legally. You even have to report road kill if you collect it off the roads. So, it can be argued that the DNR is responsible for wild deer in the same way a rancher or farmer is for their livestock. Not only that, but they have more legal responsibility by way of licenses and citations for violations against these deer.

Given these facts, if your large livestock animals run amok, causing death and destruction across the land, and you are legally responsible for the damages, then the DNR is also legally responsible for wildlife damages and should pay when their deer collide with your vehicle or damage your property.

A good lawyer may be able to secure a settlement from the State of Michigan and its DNR for wild animal damages, but no one else stands much of a chance. As much as I dislike Ted Nugent, I think he'd agree with me on this.