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Sea eagles blamed for lamb slaughter
Scottish farmers in the north-west Highlands claim that sea eagles, which have been reintroduced to the area, have killed more than 200 of their lambs.
Fifteen white tailed sea eagles were released back into the wild at a secret location by the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage in August. Now farmers claim the two conservation groups are not taking their concerns seriously enough. Although sea eagles have taken several lambs in the past, the farmers say this year's death toll is much worse and they believe the birds are directly to blame for the rise. One crofter even lost 50% of her animals.
A spokesperson said that one female crofter even lost 50% of her animals. He explained: "She actually saw a sea eagle lifting a lamb from her field and flying off with it. We've had lambs that have had their necks sliced, they then can't lift them and are found going round in circles". Another crofter described going close to a sea eagle's nest and finding what he described as a sheep's graveyard. Scottish farmers in the north-west Highlands claim that sea eagles, which have been reintroduced to the area, have killed more than 20... more -
Efforts to save endangered eagles (Video)
Conservationists at the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina work to return an endangered Crowned Solitary Eagle to her habitat.
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Christian Century article on concerns over "acid" mines planned in Michi...
Above Photo of Lake Superior shoreline © Jim Kruger
Please read the Christian Century Article by Rev. Jon Magnuson on the "Acid Mine" that threatens Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
An ELCA Lutheran pastor, Rev. Magnuson is known across northern Michigan for creating numerous interfaith environment initiatives and other projects projects involving over 150 churches/temples, American Indian tribes, college students, at-risk teens, health care professionals and many others.
If this mine opens along Lake Superior, it could leak sulfuric acid into the Great Lakes.
It's the first of countless sulfide and uranium mines planned for Northern Michigan.
Besides unproven "new" technology, the mine will be open for only seven years - and create only about 150 short-term jobs. It's a drop in the bucket compared to the economic impact of the U.P.'s longstanding iron ore mines.
A lot of greed for a smattering of nickel and other minerals that will be sucked out of our precious soil.
The international mining company that wants to set up shop in Marquette County is Kennecott Minerals - an outfit with a dismal environmental record that has closed other acid mines without proper cleanup apparently finding it cheaper to fight in court than pay for the proper cleanup of the now vacent mine sites.
Photo of Lake Superior shoreline © Jim Kruger
Inland drilling: A debate over mining in Upper Michigan
http://www.christiancentury.org/article.lasso?id=5020
Many fear that the aicd mines - that will be joined by uranium mines - are a death-knell for northern Michigan and its bread-and-butter tourism economy.
Who will want to visit an area dotted by hundreds of acid pits and possibly polluted rivers, lakes and streams.
There are recent swirling rumors that Kennecott took state officials on junkets and other allegations of wrongdoing as their deep pockets wooed local and state leaders.
If true, it would not be the first scandal involving the local operation named the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company - as an important study critical of the mine were not made public by state officials until the information was leaked. Just an innocent oversight - the state claimed.
Do you hear the whirring sound? - it's Marquette's founding fathers are spinning in their graves.
For more information on the effort to stop the mines - visit Save the Wild UP website:
http://www.savethewildup.org Above Photo of Lake Superior shoreline © Jim Kruger ... more -
Eagles and all the country artists you love....
On the same site as Coachella Festival, here is a country show that will blow your mind
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Eagle drags goat off cliff
Gasp!!! (What you will do when you see it).
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Save Alaskas Wolves - End Aerial Hunting of Wolves
Explosive new video blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testimony from Alaska Department of Fish & Game staff, a master hunting guide, and Board of Game members, this video exposes the fallacy behind Governor Sarah Palins claim that predator control is based on sound science. Declarations that the program is for the benefit of subsistence hunters are shattered with documentation showing that sport and trophy hunters take up to 73% of prey in areas where aerial wolf hunting has taken place. End Aerial Wolf Hunting rallies support for H.R. 3663, legislation now being considered in the U.S. Congress which will close the loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act that has been exploited to allow this practice to continue. Five years in the making, this video exposes the truth about the stranglehold the hunting lobby has on wildlife management in Alaska.To sign the petition to help save Alaska's wolves go to www.savewolves.org Explosive new video blasts the justification for Alaskas current aerial wolf hunting program and rallies voters to end it. Using testi... more
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Bald Eagle Facts
The bald eagles scientific name, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, means white-headed sea eagle.
The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States.
No they are not bald their heads are covered with short white feathers. The term "bald" may be from the Old English word balde that meant white
When a bald eagle loses a feather on one wing, it will lose a matching one on the other. This way it doesn?t lose its balance!

The largest known eagle nest was found in Florida. It was 9 feet (2.7 meters) across, 20 feet (6 meters) deep, and weighed over two tons (2 tonnes)!
Adult eagles are about three feet from head to tail and weigh ten to 12 pounds.
As in most birds of prey, female eagles are larger than males.
At least 19 bald eagles died after gorging themselves on a truck full of fish waste outside a processing plant.
Fifty or more of the eagles swarmed into the back of a truck, after the truck was moved outside the plant on Friday, said Brandon Saito, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who coordinated the recovery operation.
Eagles can live up to 28 years in the wild.
A bald eagle can reach a speed of up to 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour) when diving through the air to grab a meal.

The primary food source for bald eagles is fish. They also feed on carrion, birds, small mammals, and reptiles.
The bald eagle is a short-distance migrant, meaning that the majority of individuals in the population remain in North America during the winter?as opposed to long-distance or Neotropical migratory birds that winter in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico
Benjamin Franklin thought the bald eagle was a poor choice for a national symbol because it sometimes steals food from other birds. He recommended the wild turkey.
 The bald eagles scientific name, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, means white-headed sea eagle. ... more -
The Manoomin Project: Michigan teens, American Indians restore wild rice
(Marquette, Michigan) - The Manoomin Project is restoring wild rice to northern Michigan after the grain disappeared a century ago due to logging, pesticides and other manmade impact.
Over 100 at-risk teens are learning to respect themselves, nature and American Indian culture by planting more than one ton of wild rice during the past four summers. The teens also learn about social issues like racism against Native Americans.
The 2007 planting was delayed six weeks until November due to low water levels.
The teens first participate as part of juvenile court probation for minor crimes but many enjoy the project so much they return the next year.
Guides from several tribes volunteer to teach the teens how to take water samples, and about the historical and cultural importance of the grain that is used in many American Indian ceremonies.
The project was founded by the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC).
Guides belong to KBIC, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa (Ottawa) Indians based in downstate Harbor Springs, Michigan, and the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa located close to International Falls, Minnesota near the Canadian border.
Rev. Jon Magnuson, project founder, praised the tribes for working with the teens, most of whom are white. The project includes classroom time, stress reduction exercises, and learning about social issues like prejudice against Native Americans.
In July 2007, the teens heard from Ojibwa elder and Vietnam War veteran Glen Bressette who explained he was the target of racism while their age and overcame problems familiar to the youth like substance abuse and scrapes with the law that included being shot at by police while stealing gas.
The teens witnessed Bressette have a dramatic flashback when a helicopter flew low and close to their meeting site along Lake Superior. He had been a gunner aboard a chopper in Vietnam.
American Indian guide Don Chosa said the teens carry hundreds of pounds of wild rice seeds for miles through thick forests and over mountains to get to seven secret remote planting sites along rivers and lakes. During the hikes, the teens have come upon bears, eagles and other wildlife.
An annual "Blessing of the Wild Rice" ceremony is held that includes American Indian food, songs, language, and prayers. If they want, the teens have the opportunity to learn about God and the environment but they are not forced to be be involved in any religious activities.
Manoomin Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson looks at the 2007 planting and four years of success. (Marquette, Michigan) - The Manoomin Project is restoring wild rice to northern Michigan after the grain disappeared a century ago due... more -
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