On February 10, another injured imperial eagle was found in Tulln (Lower Austria). In 2021, a bird of this species was shot. The deed may have taken place a few days earlier. BirdLife Austria has already filed a complaint against unknown persons.
According to X-rays, the young animal was hit by three buckshot bullets. The bird may have fallen, resulting in a massive broken wing. After the operation, his condition was stable again. However, the question remains whether the bird of prey can ever be released into the wild again. According to Birdlife Austria, it was an animal born in the Czech Republic last year.
“Fourth murder in Austria”
“This is the second imperial eagle shot in the Tulln community in the past two years and the fourth documented kill within a year in Austria,” said raptor expert Matthias Schmidt. A search is now underway for any witnesses.
Information is requested from the reporting platform at www.kaiseradler.at, from the bird crime hotline (tel.: 0660 869 23 27) or from the criminal investigation department of Lower Austria (tel.: 059 133 30 3333).
Source: Krone
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