Children under threat from eagles

[John D]

Just as some of us expected following a previous posting on White Tailed Eagles there is now concern that children are at risk.
Seems there are some 'bodies/folk' against birds of prey in general. I wonder who??

BBC News - Eagles and small child claims 'alarmist' RSPB says

John D

http://johnswildworld.zenfolio.com/

[Deb London]

Totally ridiculous!

[faz]

its not even worthy of a response oh i just have

[Tringa]

I think it is alarmist to suggest sea eagles may take young children.

There have been reports of eagle attacks on people. Apart from the recent incident involving the Very Rev Hunter Farquharson, there was an attack in June by a bald eagle in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

The Alaskan attack involved eagles that had nested nearby and were being protective of the young and I think there is a possibility that something similar could happen if sea eagles nest close to people.

I hope it doesn't happen because the eagle will be the loser in the long run. I can imagine the view expressed in this article Bald eagles attack post office at Alaska port | Reuters being replicated here.

Dave

[rossy]

dishwash, if any person ventures to near a birds nest, or young , parents will protect, its natural, tawny owls, mistle thrushes, lapwings, terns, and the list goes on, these people need educating, as eagles dont nest in populated places, so the chances are of attacking children are virtually zilch, rossy.

[Kayleigh]

First it was the humble fox now its Eagles obviously the papers cant hack phones to get stories now so they have pick on wildlife that cant sue..

[STYRBJORN]

[b]FOXES ARE HOLDING US TO RANSOM[/B
Front page headline in the Brighton and Hove Argus 31/08.

[KentYeti]

A handful of birds on a remote Island.

33 million vehicles on Britains roads.

And someone has raised the question of these remote birds being potentially dangerous to children?

Oh. It's The Scottish Gamekeepers Association who have raised the point.

Enough said.

Bryan.




PS. Yetis are not dangerous to anyone.

[Xurek]

It's not April 1st already is it? Can't believe I slept through christmas again!

[Fisky]

When will the people on this group of islands realise that :

1. The animals have as much right to be here as them.
2. The newspapers love exaggerating and drumming up panic (after all how would they sell their rags otherwise).
3. The namby pamby cotton wool state that used to be called Great Briton is full of alarmist who really need to get out of all that cotton wool and into the big wide world to learn what it's really all about.

Hopefully one day the word ''NEWSPAPER'' will be changed to something more appropriate - like ..............................................
Fiskess