eagles

  • Red-tailed hawk cries are overused

    Ralph Maughan

    Red-tailed’s kee-eeeee-arr is used to represent all raptors, and more- “Cry like an eagle” . . . you can just imagine it as you read the phrase. It must be bold. Maybe it should be the title of a song or a novel. The Colbert Report doesn’t use a real eagle cry. It would be a…

  • AP breaks story that Obama Administration won’t prosecute wind farm eagle deaths

    Ralph Maughan

    News on wind and solar farms keeps getting worse- It doesn’t have to be that solar and wind power alternative energy has to be hard on people and animals. However, the way they are being rolled out is damaging. For example, the SW desert solar farms seem to be spreading the debilitating fungal disease, coccidioidomycosis…

  • Interior Releases New Rules for Disturbances to Bald and Golden Eagles

    Ralph Maughan

    New rules will supposedly still protect eagles- I also read the actual new regulations. One thing I didn’t know is that while bald eagle populations continue to grow, golden eagles might be in decline. Interior Releases New Rules for Disturbances to Bald and Golden Eagles. By Allison Winter. New York Times.

  • PacifiCorp Settles In Wyoming Raptor Electrocutions

    Ralph Maughan

    $1.4 million dollar fine and retribution to be paid- $9.1 million will be paid to retrofit power poles. Over 200 eagles died and many other raptors. PacifiCorp Settles In Bird Electrocutions. By Mead Gruver. Associated Press Writer Exxon-Mobil was involved too. Earlier story. Companies charged in bird deaths. By Tom Morton. Casper Star Tribune.

  • Bondurant, WY Eagle-killer fined $7500

    Ralph Maughan

    Incident creates a row over Wyoming Outfitters and Guides- Eagle killer fined $7,560. Outfitter will keep his license but won’t guide on the Bridger-Teton. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • Terry, Montana rancher fined $15,000 for eagle deaths

    Ralph Maughan

    This guy set out an illegal poison for skunks and raccons. Coyotes ate the poisoned skunks and raccoons and died. Eagles ate the dead coyotes and died. It was kind of like 1920. He was fined for the value of the eagles; nothing about the use of an illegal poison. Man told to pay $15K…

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