Last year there were 24 successful young. This year just five
The numbers of eggs being laid and chicks surviving once hatched have sharply dropped this year. Eagle trackers and researchers haven’t directly identified a cause, but are concerned about the dramatic decline in survival rate.
The ministry said it responds to and collects all bird carcasses possible for testing, including young eagles. “During the peak of avian influenza, we have prioritized testing of waterfowl, eagles and other raptors.” “We’re down to a very, very low percentage of success ratio, something we have never ever experienced before,” said David Hancock, an 85-year-old researcher that started studying eagles as a teenager.
“And the parents know there’s something wrong because they’ve gone and built other nests nearby for next year already,” Hancock said.
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