[Big Light]

Any one know anything about this article today - was the lamb still born or do we not know?

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/22041/farmers-distressed-by-savage-sea-eagle-attack-on-newborn-lamb.html

I have to say the end comments only show that SNH and RSPB are playing god again!!

Why should Mrs Duncan suffer any losses to keep them in a job!

[robert waddell]

there was a few articles last year about the same thing on the west coast

[Big Light]

Pterodactyls next ?

[Bert]

We live on Mull with the sea eagle not far from the house. We have our 8 chickens free ranging all over the place. If the they make it through the summer with out being picked off Good But if one gets taken, one gets taken, there is just as much chance of them being taken buy an otter or a mink . Yes there is the argument for and against any were there is this sort of reintroduced scheme.  Personally I'm for . A lot of the farmers that are against get a grant/allowance what ever it is called to cover the loss of sheep/lambs taken buy the eagles. Granted not all of them get that ( again another unfair government run scheme ).
 Also noticed in the article the she chased the eagle away. I Wonder if she realises she broke the Law by doing that, as it is classed as willful disturbance of a schedule one bird. And lets be perfectly honest that lamb could of been still born or died in the snow.         

[Big Light]

I agree Bert there's lot of exaggeration about these things, which was why i was asking the question about if any one knows if it was still born and therefore carrion or alive / perhaps no one will know.

 I think the main point of the article is to highlight the ongoing east coast incidents where the natural prey / environment does not exist yet the powers that be decided to release them in an alien environment and wonder why people complain, i agree with you that when on mull or other Scottish islands / coastal zone areas then you have to live with whatever predators are in the environment and protect against them with fencing / sheds etc or indeed decide to let them take there chance.

Indeed they are marvelous sights when flying or standing on a rock nothing quite the same as a barn door flying exists in Scotland - not even the golden eagle!

Further to the east coast release sight they also feed them / release them in hen house style homes with sliding pop hatches for putting food in and wonder why people have had them entering runs and hen houses!

I have to say though i think most animal keepers would take their chance under animal welfare regulations ( i.e. not allowing suffering etc to be caused) than disturbing a schedule one bird, I'm not sure any other animal keeper would just stand back and watch

[robert waddell]

that would be a classic case of  ignorance is no defence in law  the woman was just trying to protect her livestock     you see your dog or any animal mown down by a car or vehicle your naturalinstinct is to go to it  not go and look the adverts for a replacement

[Bert]

In no way am I suggesting that anyone should allow there live stock to suffer . 

[Big Light]

Hi Bert,
I didn't think you were but as you fairly say, potentially you have to commit an offence to prevent another.