Sea eagles, the Very Rev and the RSPB!
Discussion
Sounds like an idiot to me 
""The RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage — without consultation to the Scottish people — have taken it upon themselves to alter Scotland's heritage by reintroducing dangerous raptors extinct in this country from the early 1800s.""
1917, and they started to reintroduce them in the 70s!
RSPB "We visited Mr Farquharson's property in 2008 following a previous incident and paid for the installation of heavy nylon netting affixed to fence posts driven into the ground so that the poultry pen and all of the birds were safe from predation.
"When we visited again on Friday it was apparent that these measures were no longer present."
""The RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage — without consultation to the Scottish people — have taken it upon themselves to alter Scotland's heritage by reintroducing dangerous raptors extinct in this country from the early 1800s.""
1917, and they started to reintroduce them in the 70s!
RSPB "We visited Mr Farquharson's property in 2008 following a previous incident and paid for the installation of heavy nylon netting affixed to fence posts driven into the ground so that the poultry pen and all of the birds were safe from predation.
"When we visited again on Friday it was apparent that these measures were no longer present."
ali_kat said:
Sounds like an idiot to me
""The RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage — without consultation to the Scottish people — have taken it upon themselves to alter Scotland's heritage by reintroducing dangerous raptors extinct in this country from the early 1800s.""
1917, and they started to reintroduce them in the 70s!
RSPB "We visited Mr Farquharson's property in 2008 following a previous incident and paid for the installation of heavy nylon netting affixed to fence posts driven into the ground so that the poultry pen and all of the birds were safe from predation.
"When we visited again on Friday it was apparent that these measures were no longer present."
http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk/perthshire-n...""The RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage — without consultation to the Scottish people — have taken it upon themselves to alter Scotland's heritage by reintroducing dangerous raptors extinct in this country from the early 1800s.""
1917, and they started to reintroduce them in the 70s!
RSPB "We visited Mr Farquharson's property in 2008 following a previous incident and paid for the installation of heavy nylon netting affixed to fence posts driven into the ground so that the poultry pen and all of the birds were safe from predation.
"When we visited again on Friday it was apparent that these measures were no longer present."
One of the felled trees locally here had 172 growth rings..
"RSPB Sotland blames the attack on very young and naive birds released earlier this year."
I suppose that means if they were older, more experienced birds, they would have caused more damage to the vicar. Also, because they have been artificially reared in Fife, then released to the wild, they have no fear of humans and may even lack their natural hunting skills, driving them into contact with humans.
<dripping sarcasm mode on> But RSPB Scotland would never release them if there was any question of that just to score a political point with SNH, now would they? <dripping sarcasm mode off>
We shall see.
That's one of the most sensationalist, poorly researched and over-the-top articles I've ever read. What a load of tosh.
As for the gibberish about money etc. The white-tailed (sea) eagles on Mull bring in over £5m a year to the economy and have created 110 full-time jobs there. Not bad for a few birds.
Stupid article said:
The horrific incident, jumped on the back, face ripped and throat cut, nightmare experience, etc etc
Just utter rubbish. He got a minor scratch from an eagle. He also knew they were active in his area yet apparently did nothing to protect his "prize birds" from them, if you kep chickens in an urban garden near foxes you put up adequate protection or suffer the consequences, this is no different.As for the gibberish about money etc. The white-tailed (sea) eagles on Mull bring in over £5m a year to the economy and have created 110 full-time jobs there. Not bad for a few birds.
Gassing Station | All Creatures Great & Small | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff