Imperial eagle “Artemisia” had flown from Greece to France and back to Zurndorf in Burgenland. There the record flight of the proud bird ended. The police have already started investigations.
According to the bird protection organization “BirdLife”, the eagle was found with gunshot wounds in a hunting ground in Zurndorf in early May. “Birdlife” activist Matthias Schmidt dismayed: “Our protégé was shot down in cold blood by a poacher.” The investigations there showed that the bird was obviously shot while sitting. “Both legs were seriously injured. Open fractures and high blood loss were the result. According to “BirdLife”, there have been several illegal incidents in the past around Zurndorf, such as the shooting down of a marsh harrier, a common buzzard and the setting up of illegal ones Traps have already been reported. The police have also become active and have started investigations. So far, however, no perpetrators have been identified.
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