Scottish locals fear reintroduced eagles have swooped away with Shetland PONIES

Farmers called for a government investigation because they were afraid that the marine eagles were afraid of a flock of island.

Experienced Crofter Donald John Cameron increased the alarm after he disappeared from his herd in Southern Uist in a nine -week period of this year.

It points to giant hunting birds, which have a wing opening of 8FT and usually cover its herds as the largest criminals.

Cameron said: ‘They don’t turn into thin air. We had 60 years of plus Shetland Midillians and such a thing has not happened before. The only difference in the last few years is that we have a larger presence of white -tailed eagles. ‘

In 1975, the Great Raptors was re -introduced to Scotland 60 years after his desire. However, while their return was initially greeted as a victory for the protectionists, Eagles quickly began to damage the Scottish farms.

Mr Cameron’s allegations come months later that the other farmers of the Kartal attacks on lambs throughout the country allow the demand for a courtyard of species.

In January, Scottish Daily Mail told us how a farmer in Argyll had killed about 300 lambs at the marine eagles farm after he had faced the ruin.

Richard Rennie said: ‘As soon as he returns [the lambs] Just a massacre on the hills. Last year we lost £ 24,000. Everyone thinks the numbers we quote are ridiculous. But if you buy four eagles that kill a lamb every day for 50 days, this is 200 lambs. ‘

The Midillians disappeared and the farmers were convinced that they were taken by Eagles

Now Mr. Cameron argues that such events, with other evidence of eagles that take larger deer calves, argues that birds may have started to target small pony.

Crofter, ‘can not see another explanation’ emphasizing, the behavior of the mothers of the mothers of the mothers of the lost pony claimed that he added.

David Colthart, representing farmers on the National Marine Eagles Stakeholders panel, admitted that there were no such behaviors, although birds have never been lifted pony before.

He said to Sunday Post for the first time that the white -tailed Eagles was suspected of lifting Setland Pony foals. I saw the photos carrying deer calves, so it is not impossible for the small dimension of Setland foals. ‘

In response to Mr. Cameron’s accusations, Naturescot, the Scottish government’s wild life agency, promised to examine Sea Eagles’s surrounding nests.

Experts hopes that examining the residues of animals placed in nests will reveal what birds eat and therefore confirm that they are starting to hunt larger animals.

If they discover their Lesbos Carcasses, Cameron asked the government to carry the birds to another place or to protect the herd better.

A Naturescot spokesman said the agency has already advised Cameron about the current support through the Sea Eagle Management program.

They added: ‘Although there is no direct evidence to support his opinion right now, we will analyze the hunting residues from the Sea Eagle nests in the North and South Uist this year to inform our wider work with farmers and cropters. This will include visits to Mr. Cameron’s nest sites near the Holding. ‘