Oct 2009. A white-tailed sea eagle which was found dead in Lough Neagh, County Antrim, is suspected to have been shot.
The bird, a protected species, was released into Killarney National Park in Co Kerry as part of a reintroduction programme which began two years ago.
Dr Allan Mee, who is in charge of the project, said there were two pellet holes in the animal’s transmitter.
The transmitter was retrieved from the eagle by two canoeists, who were in the Lady’s Bay area, on 17 October.
Dr Marc Ruddock of the NIRSG, who coordinated searches for the bird, said: “The resources, time and enthusiasm that go into the re-introduction program is phenomenal, the loss of even one of the white-tailed eagles is devastating.”
Full story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8368178.stm
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