Poison plea after death of eagles

A PLEA was issued yesterday to farmers not to use poison in meat bait after it was confirmed two white-tailed sea eagles found dead in Co Kerry, two weeks ago, had been poisoned.

Poison plea after death of eagles

Toxicology tests at the regional veterinary laboratory in Cork found the young birds, a male and a female, had consumed two different poisons.

The birds were among 15 eaglets brought from Norway to Killarney National Park, last year, as part of a nature conservation project which has met with some sheep farmer opposition.

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