Metsähallitus has again this year observed snowmobile tracks in the vicinity of several eagle nests.
Unauthorised snowmobiling is disrupting the ongoing breeding of endangered birds of prey. This year again, Metsähallitus has observed snowmobile tracks in the vicinity of several eagle nests.
It points out that, for example, a ground eagle is easily disturbed if you move near its nest. The eagle usually flies away when a human being approaches the nest, thus interrupting the incubation of the eggs. In spring-winter, even a brief absence is enough to freeze the eggs and leave the chicks unborn.
Metsähallitus Nature Services is currently mapping the nests of endangered birds of prey, so that also previously unknown nesting sites can be included in the scope of protection. During the summer, Metsähallitus and volunteers will inspect nest sites to determine nesting success.
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