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96.Sponsor wanted. Germany, July 2013

NABU Berlin (NABU=Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) is looking for somebody who wants to name the only young White-tailed Eagle of the German capital.
The name giver has to pay 500 Euro which will be used for the NABU wild bird rescue center.

Source: Berliner Morgenpost, 11 July 2013 http://www.morgenpost.de/bezirke/trepto ... adler.html
NABU: http://www.nabu.de/en/nabu/

97.White-tailed eagle chicks ready to make historic flight. Ireland, July 2013

“It will be a historic moment – the first white-tailed eagles hatched in Ireland in 110 years flying free – and tangible evidence that the ambitious conservation project to reintroduce the raptors to the Irish landscape has borne fruit.” According to the article, the female bird left her family some weeks ago. She was spooked away by a CCTV camera (Closed Circuit Television), which was set up some distance away from the nest to protect the birds.

Source: Independent.ie, 14 July 2013. By Jerome Reilly http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/wh ... 18327.html

98.Trust lodges objection to island wind farm extension. UK/Isle of Lewis

“Alarmingly, the developers – by their own conservative estimate – admit that these 12 proposed turbines could kill more white tailed eagles than all 107 previously consented Lewis wind turbines combined.”

Source: Stornoway Gazette, 18 July 2013 http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/ ... -1-3006276

99.The Great Conservation Success Story of the White-tailed Eagle Work Group/WWF Finland. July 2013

410 White-tailed Eagle chicks were counted in 2013. In 1973, when the conservation project was launched, only 5 eaglets could be reported.

Source: yle.fi, 18. July 2013. By Tapio Nykänen http://yle.fi/uutiset/merikotkien_pesin ... in/6738656
Read more: The history of WWF Finland http://wwf.fi/en/history/

100.Back from extinction: White-tailed Eagle returns also to Southern Finland. July 2013

According to WtE Work Group member Pertti Saurola, it is quite likely that a dozen pairs will settle in this region during the next 10-20 years.

Source: yle.fi, 19 July 2013. By Timo Leponiemi http://yle.fi/uutiset/merikotka_hakee_u ... ta/6740424

101.Pesticides Found in White-tailed Eagle eggs in Västernorrland. Sweden, July 2013

Source: allehanda.se, 21 July 2013. By Per Lidholm http://allehanda.se/start/ornskoldsvik/ ... skapar-oro

102.Charities fear ‘slaughter’ of island’s iconic eagles. UK/Scotland, July 2013

Source: The Press and Journal, 24 July 2013. By Stuart Findlay http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3327456

103.FBI adopts Berlin´s White-tailed Eagle chick. Germany, July 2013

Source: Berliner Morgenpost, 25 July 201. By Tanja Laninger http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin-aktuell ... adler.html

FBI (Friedrichshagener Bürgerinitiative) http://www.fbi-berlin.org/

Information on the nest:
A pair of White-tailed Eagles raised young successfully over several years in a forest near Köpenick (Berlin). In February 2009 the female died because of lead poisoning. The male stayed in the territory and found a new partner soon. This female eagle was not ringed and very young - it is believed that she was born in 2008. Their first nesting attempt failed, but in 2010 and 2011 again some chicks fledged. Another female arrived at the nest in 2012. It was a ringed adult bird, which became the new partner of the male. The first chick of this couple was born in 2013.

Source: NABU Berlin. About NABU: “Founded in 1899, NABU (NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION UNION), is one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany.” http://www.nabu.de/en/nabu/

104.All grown up – Irish-bred eagle chicks fly the nest. July 2013

“The first Irish-bred white-tailed eagle chicks to be hatched after the species was re-introduced to Ireland have been spotted leaving their nest.”

Source: Independent.ie, 25 July 2013. By Valerie Loftus http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/al ... 47245.html

105.White-tailed eagles fledge from Lough Derg. Ireland, July 2013

Newstalk.ie, Aisling Moore 25 July 2013. Photos by Nigel Beer-Smith http://www.newstalk.ie/reader/47.305.36 ... Lough-Derg

106.White-tailed Eagles and cormorants. Finland, July 2013

Source: http://www.satakunnankansa.fi/Satakunta ... sille.html

107.Cause of death: unknown. Germany, July 2013

According to Leibnitz-Institute, it was not possible to perfom a necropsy on two White-tailed Eagles which were found dead recently near Weissenhaus (Northern Germany).
See also: 95.Two White-tailed Eagles found dead near Oldenburg/Holstein. Germany, July 2013

Source: LNOnline, 27 July 2013 http://www.ln-online.de/Lokales/Osthols ... -obduziert
Leibnitz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) http://www.izw-berlin.de/welcome.html

108.New White-tailed Eagle territories near Russian border. Finland, July 2013

Source: yle.fi, 29 July 2013. By Kaisu Jansson http://yle.fi/uutiset/merikotka_pesii_m ... sa/6750110

109.Blow to eagle project as chick dies. Ireland, July 2013

“Kerry’s much-vaunted eagle project has received a serious setback this week with the news that the first eagle chick to be born in 100 years in the county has died after falling from his nest.”

Source: Kerry´s Eye Online http://www.kerryseye.com/news.html, 25 July

110.Reintroduced sea eagle chicks take to Clare skies. Ireland, July 2013

“Two native white-tailed sea eagle chicks have taken to the skies over Co Clare for the first time in more than 100 years, the scientist in charge of the reintroduction project confirmed yesterday.”

Source: The Irish Times, 29 July 2013. By Anne Lucey http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environm ... -1.1474684

111.White-tailed Eagle returns to Bavaria. Germany, July 2013

The White-tailed Eagle became extinct in this part of Germany in 1850. Due to a protection plan a first breeding success could be reported in 2006.

Source: Bayerischer Rundfunk, 29 July. By Anne-Kathrin Gebert http://www.br.de/themen/wissen/wildtier ... er134.html

112.More comeback stories. Netherlands, July 2013

Source: online.nl, 31 July 2013 http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/slecht ... onRxyKJdc/

113.Blades turn black to cut bird risk. Norway, August 2013

"Statkraft is painting rotor blades at the 105MW Smøla wind farm in Norway black in a trial aimed at reducing the number of bird collisions."

Source: reNews, 6 August 2013 http://renews.biz/47591/black-to-basics ... bird-risk/

114.Rare visitor near Braunschweig. Germany, August 2013

A young White-tailed eagel was seen visiting the nature reserve Riddagshausen near Braunschweig several times. According to the article, the bird was ringed in Lower Saxony in 2009.

Source: Neues aus Braunschweig und Wolfsburg. 11 August 2013, byStefan Domeyer
http://www.neuesausbraunschweig.de/regi ... dagshausen

115.About 100 White-tailed Eagle breeding pairs in the Czech Republik. August 2013

Source: 21stoleti, 12 August 2013 http://21stoleti.cz/blog/2013/08/12/orl ... i-v-cesku/