Killed bird of prey (1 Viewer)

[Greektourist]

I came across this today on Kos, it was strung up next to a chicken coop. Can anyone identify it? Any thoughts on what I can do?

 

[Greektourist]

View attachment 1438479I came across this today on Kos, it was strung up next to a chicken coop. Can anyone identify it? Any thoughts on what I can do?

 

[Bubbs]

I’m thinking Short-toed Eagle….shot or trapped on purpose.

 

[Greektourist]

Definitely on purpose, there were two, presumably as deterrents around the chicken enclosure.

 

[RWW]

Lived in Greece for 14 years and have seen many acts of what we here in the UK would call cruel or callous but Greek people live there way in there own country, shooting small birds to eat is a sporting pastime to them. I have witnessed Dogs tied up with chains to deter others from trespassing on property or land, donkeys being kicked on the legs to get them to move. Yes maybe unacceptable to us but to many Greeks it is there way of life.

 

[Bubbs]

Let us know what you do but if you are staying near the incident I would be careful of being identified.

 

[Tote]

Maybe young Bonelli's.
An image of the past.

 

[PYRTLE]

Report incident to Hellenic Ornithological Society with images and site.

 

[Mick Sway]

Short toed eagle for me too.
If you are serious about reporting it, the contact details for the HOS are here, there is also a contact email for the Department of The Environment on the website.
Regards excuses for the maintenance of traditional hunting practices, there are none.
The tools for hunting in terms of firearms, mechanical and biological means have moved on with technology.
Hence we see the extensive slaughter of wildlife by so called hunters , reducing the flow of migrating species
to their summer residences in unprecedented numbers , to the point of near extinction of some passerines and raptors.
Attitudes have got to change before there's nothing left to "hunt".

 

[Bubbs]

Lived in Greece for 14 years and have seen many acts of what we here in the UK would call cruel or callous but Greek people live there way in there own country, shooting small birds to eat is a sporting pastime to them. I have witnessed Dogs tied up with chains to deter others from trespassing on property or land, donkeys being kicked on the legs to get them to move. Yes maybe unacceptable to us but to many Greeks it is there way of life.

“it is their way of life” does not make it acceptable. This sort of barbarism is from the Stone Age.

 

[KC Foggin]

Makes me so sad seeing something like this.