Where eagles scare! £400k to frighten off lamb-eating predators
Crofters and farmers whose sheep have been killed and eaten by sea eagles are to be handed a £400,000 funding package to help deter the predators.
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Crofters and farmers whose sheep have been killed and eaten by sea eagles are to be handed a £400,000 funding package to help deter the predators.
Farmers and crofters have called for more timely intervention to help them mitigate against the impacts of white-tailed eagle predation on lambs.
Scottish sheep farmers and crofters have criticised delays in essential funding for mitigation measures against white-tailed eagle predation. The Scottish
Hundreds of farmers and crofters on the west coast are still awaiting contracts for this year's Sea Eagle Management Scheme (SEMS).
A new study has concluded that lambs are not a major source of predation for breeding white-tailed eagles in Scotland, but farmers beg to differ. But NFU