An investigation has been launched after a white-tailed Eagle was found dead on land in Cavan with illegal poison in its system.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is seeking information after the discovery was made between Lough Ramar, County Cavan, and Lough Sheelin, Co-Westmeath in November 2022.
The eagle was part of a national re-introduction programme undertaken by the NPWS, and was found to have been killed by ingesting poison used as a ‘pest control’.
