Thursday
Dec152011
Golden Eagle - 1994
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 12:08PM
Introduced
Two kept captive on Skomer by the Neale family were released in 1915. One was shot when visiting the nearby mainland. The other .remained on the island before moving to Ramsey in 1928 where it was eventually shot in March 1932. Another, from London Zoo, was released on Ramsey in June 1929, in an effort to encourage breeding, but was found drowned in Ramsey Sound on 9 October 1929.
tagged 1994 BoP in Golden Eagle
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