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Daily Mail
05-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
The eagle has landed! Hilarious moment white-tailed bird of prey ignores 'no landing' sign to have a quick perch
A rare white-tailed eagle swooped onto a sign stating, 'No Landing - Wildlife'. The bird of prey had no care in the world as it happily ignored the wooden warning sign. Instead, it rested for a few minutes observing the local scenery in Poole Harbour, Dorset. A group of amateur wildlife photographers embarking on a safari cruise were lucky enough to spot the majestic creature. A member of the group said: 'Incredible encounter with the white-tailed eagle pair from our Summer Safari Cruise yesterday. 'Female G466 was sat close on the RSPB Arne shoreline, ironically, on a no-landing sign. 'Her partner was also sat in a nearby tree and they proceeded to fly past the boat low over the water, to attempt hunting over the gull breeding islands. 'This was an amazing sight and something that has been common in recent weeks as the eagles take advantage of the breeding gulls.' The cruise, organised by the Birds of Poole Harbour, watched the spectacle at RSPB Arne. White-tailed eagles are Britain's largest birds of prey, with a giant wingspan of over eight feet. In the UK white-tailed eagles are strictly protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. It is an offence to intentionally take, injure or kill a white-tailed eagle or to take, damage or destroy its nest, eggs or young. It is also an offence to intentionally or recklessly disturb the birds close to their nest during the breeding season. Violation can result in a fine of up to £5000 and/or a prison sentence of up to six months.
Wall Street Journal
24-06-2025
- Science
- Wall Street Journal
‘Human Footprint' Season 2 Review: Clean Up on Aisle PBS
A title like 'Human Footprint' does not suggest a celebration of homo sapiens treating the Earth with kindness, being cautious conservators of its natural resources and making generous room for the millions of other species occupying the planet. It sounds a lot more like they've been stomping around, and for quite some time. True perhaps. But if we casual observers of science can get over feeling guilty about what we eat, wear, drive and buy, the second season of this offbeat nature-science-psychology-philosophy show contains a lot of stuff we didn't know we didn't know. What do cane toads and honey bees have in common? Both are examples of what can happen when man tries to tweak nature. The six new episodes, hosted by evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton of Princeton University, wanders all over the globe, addressing instances in which humans tried to manipulate the environment to meet a very reasonable end—Australia's introduction of cane toads, for instance, which not only failed to eat the cane beetles they were meant to eradicate but poisoned native species that tried to eat them (though why any creature would attempt such a hideous meal is a mystery). The efforts that Mr. Campbell-Staton tracks in rescuing honey bees from extinction are more a case of reversing the unintended consequences of pollution and pesticides.
