An eagle and a chick die in Nahal Akab/The Nature and Parks Authority
In light of the identification of the dead eagles during the week, the inspectors of the Nature and Parks Authority went out to check the condition of the couples of the dead eagles nesting, among other things, in the Nahal Akab area.
After observing the nest for several hours, the eagle showed no movement and it was evident that there was another victim of death from poisoning.
Since it was suspected that the eagle had an egg or a chick in the nest, the volunteers of the Negev Mountain Rescue Unit were called to go to the nest and try to save what was still possible.
Underneath the eagle's corpse, the surfer spotted a few-day-old chick, which also did not survive.
This is a great loss, the adult eagle is an unreleased male individual at least 18 years old whose condition has been monitored by the authority for years.
Marked for the first time in the Judean desert on 1/12/2006.
Among the eagles that were injured was also U6's partner (the eagle's identification tag), the 21-year-old eagle T95.
This is a serious injury to the population, all the injured eagles were found only thanks to the transmitters.
We do not know how many other non-broadcast eagles were affected.
Losing at least three eagles and a chick in one week due to lack of proper sanitation is a heartbreaking event.
An eagle and a chick die in Nahal Akab/The Nature and Parks Authority
Nesheg and Gozel die in Nahal Akab/Nature and Parks Authority
Ohad HaTzofa, poultry ecologist at the Nature and Parks Authority: "The lawlessness and lack of sanitation must not be allowed to continue. Carcasses are left in the field and cause predators to breed, which leads to conflict and poisoning. Many of the carcases are of animals that have not yet died and were treated with veterinary drugs that are highly toxic to eagles, and the individuals who eat them - their fate determined".
Apart from these eagles, another eagle was found dead this week after encountering the cable anchoring the observation balloon in the small crater area (a 3-year-old female).
The Nature and Parks Authority is doing everything it can, together with its partners in the Spreading the Wings project, to preserve the eagle population in Israel, which is in serious danger of extinction.
The Nature and Parks Authority formulated a plan to save eagles from the seals, the plan in the amount of NIS 28 was approved by the Cleanliness Fund, but the budget has not yet been transferred to the Authority.
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