Employees of the Kutno Forest District (Łódź Voivodeship) saved an extremely exhausted white-tailed eagle. The bird was probably poisoned and if it weren't for people's help, it would not have survived. – Due to the fact that the white-tailed eagle was very weak and could not eat itself, it was fed by hand for three days – the forest district describes on social media.
The exhausted white-tailed eagle was brought to the Bielawa Forest District on October 17 by employees of the Fisheries Farm in Łyszkowice. The bird was very exhausted.
The white-tailed eagle was poisoned
As the Kutno Forest District informs on social media, after being examined by a veterinarian, the exhausted white-tailed eagle was placed in a temporary aviary. “The white-tailed eagle was probably poisoned and was not eating. We notified the Eagle Protection Committee about the white-tailed eagle under our care,” wrote foresters from Kutno. On October 19, the bird was ringed by representatives of the Eagle Protection Committee and the Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Łódź. “Due to the fact that the white-tailed eagle was very weak and did not eat itself, it was fed by hand for three days, then its condition improved so much that it began to eat food on its own. On October 22, its condition was so good that it was he was released near the place where he was found,” the Kutno Forest District summarized on social media.
A strictly protected species
The Polish white-tailed eagle population is the third largest in Europe. According to the Lublin Ornithological Society, its number is estimated at 1,200-1,500 pairs. The species is under strict protection and is included in the Polish Red Data Book of Animals. The location of the nests is kept secret. At the beginning of the 20th century, the white-tailed eagle was on the brink of extinction in Poland. Since then, its number has been gradually increasing.
Main photo source: Kutno Forest District