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U.S. wind energy company pleads guilty to killing 150 eagles

April 8, 20221270 Views

An American wind energy company that pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges after at least 150 eagles were killed, most hacked by turbine blades, has agreed to spend as much as $27 million on efforts to prevent more deaths. ESI Energy Inc., a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy, entered a plea agreement for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), the U.S. Justice Department said. It is illegal to kill or harm eagles under federal law. FILE PHOTO: A wintering Bald Eagle perches on a branch above the Hudson River near Newburgh, New York, U.S., January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar Most of those killed were golden eagles, the national symbol of Afghanistan, Mexico, Egypt, Germany and Scotland, although some were ...

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U.S. bald eagles comeback diminished by lead poisoning from bullets

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January 15, 2022672 Views

Bald eagles have lifted themselves from the brink of extinction in the United States but deaths caused by lead poisoning from ingesting hunters' bullets left in wildlife remains are holding back their population recovery, scientists say. Population increases of the majestic bird recognized as the national symbol of the United States have been suppressed by 6.3 percent for males and 4.2 percent for females, said the study by researchers at the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, published in the Journal of Wildlife Management this week. "Mortalities from the ingestion of (lead) reduced the long-term growth rate and resiliency of bald eagles in the northeast United States over the last 3 decades," the study said. FILE PHOTO: The last rays of sunlight il...