Death of
Mequon bald eagle sparks investigation Bird
was part of local nesting pair
By ED ZAGORSKI - GM Today Staff
October 7, 2008
MEQUON - The discovery of a dead adult bald eagle Sunday in Mequon
could have adverse effects on its population in Southeastern
Wisconsin, said a regional ecologist with the Department of Natural
Resources in Milwaukee.
"Eagles are monogamous and mate for life. The remaining
eagle will have to find a new partner," Owen Boyle said.
"It’s possible it could go somewhere else. If the parent
doesn’t return, it’s also a possibility that once their juvenile
grows it will find a mate and come back to its nest. We will have to
wait and see what happens."
