The police do not suspect a crime in the case. The white-tailed eagle is a protected species and shooting it is a nature conservation crime.
Police do not suspect foul play in the case of the two white-tailed eagles that died in Rymättylä. According to the police, there are no signs of shooting.
According to a statement from the Food and Veterinary Office, no biceps, bullets or metal fragments were found in the birds’ X-rays.
The dead birds were mature females. One bird showed findings consistent with drowning, while the other showed findings consistent with sudden cardiac and circulatory shock.
According to the Food Agency, the birds seemed to have died around the same time, possibly as a result of a territorial battle.
The holes observed in the birds did not extend deeper than the muscles, i.e. they were not permeable. According to the Food Agency, the injuries were lifelong damage and damage caused by scavengers after the birds died.
Two dead sea eagles were widely reported in April. In the news, there was a view that the birds had been shot.