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re: a-hole developer in Auburn cuts down tree with bald eagles.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:05 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:05 pm to HailToTheChiz
The only correct response is to bulldoze the mansion of whoever greenlit this travesty.
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Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:06 pm to BrounHaller
lol
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:20 pm to Bigbens42
I am not a nut-job environmentalist. However, the developer in this case could have been a lot smarter,….why not find a way to keep this tree in place and have some positive publicity for helping protect some Bald Eagles? Also, they look like cartoon villains for setting a meeting with the mayor on Monday, and cutting down the tree on the Friday before.
Just dumb.
Just dumb.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:21 pm to FlyDownTheField83
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I am not a nut-job environmentalist. However, the developer in this case could have been a lot smarter,….why not find a way to keep this tree in place and have some positive publicity for helping protect some Bald Eagles? Also, they look like cartoon villains for setting a meeting with the mayor on Monday, and cutting down the tree on the Friday before. Just dumb.
They’re gonna skate.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:25 pm to Bigbens42
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They’re gonna skate
I agree.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:25 pm to FlyDownTheField83
This is how the world works.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:29 pm to Bigbens42
No point in “being smarter.” They’re getting paid either way.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:38 pm to Bigbens42
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Bigbens42
Found the guy who cut down the tree.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:48 pm to Jyrdis
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Found the guy who cut down the tree.
The guys that cut it down won’t have to answer for it. It might as well have been me.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 7:01 am to FlyDownTheField83
Didn’t realize they could only build one nest in their lifetime and if it was torn down they will die. My bad
Posted on 11/17/24 at 7:30 am to HailToTheChiz
In my opinion they will be able to make a nest quickly and will be fine. I’m not sure if the stipulation in the permit is for there to be an active nest or for it to have eggs/babies. Should it have been cut down? No. Are they going to die from this? No. To make another point bald eagles are no longer an endangered species. They are thriving but like all birds of prey they are protected. The fine for killing one is still ~$100,000
Posted on 11/17/24 at 7:41 am to FlyDownTheField83
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.why not find a way to keep this tree in place and have some positive publicity for helping protect some Bald Eagles? Also, they look like cartoon villains for setting a meeting with the mayor on Monday, and cutting down the tree on the Friday before.
It's a heartfelt thing man but if that tree was in an area where traffic was going to be heavy, the birds would have moved on anyway. They seem to nest in areas without traffic if possible. High seems to be the main thing they like.
I know sensitive animal folk are in an uproar but as long as there were no small ones in there, they will move on and be just fine. Dont let the news media get you so fired up. There is nothing more they want than to have a bulldozer running house down for more content
Posted on 11/17/24 at 8:08 am to LanierSpots
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Interesting. If they did not follow the rules of the permit, that could be a big fine for them
And a PR hit either way.
Others have alleged that other developers shied away from this property because of the eagles and because it is a low-lying piece of land, possibly prone to flooding. This developer got the land at a very low price because of that.
Locals say the nest was still being actively used. We'll see how this story turns out.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 10:58 am to FlyDownTheField83
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Some of us take into consideration that Bald Eagles are an endangered species
No they aren't. They aren't even on the "threatened" list. They haven't been endangered since 2007.
They are still protected under the Fedral Migratory Bird Treaty and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection act. That's why the feds can issue per.its such as the one the contractor was apparently issued. But they are in no way "endangered".
Posted on 11/17/24 at 11:41 am to IAmNERD
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No they aren't. They aren't even on the "threatened" list. They haven't been endangered since 2007.
They are still protected under the Fedral Migratory Bird Treaty and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection act. That's why the feds can issue per.its such as the one the contractor was apparently issued. But they are in no way "endangered".
I live in an area where liberal white women would rather a human die than a sand dollar. It is amazing how many "endangered" species there are on the internet.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 12:21 pm to LanierSpots
I'm pro-environment to an extent. If it comes down to water resources, stopping forest fire spread, other things, hard decisions have to get made. But, we are talking about a subdivision housing development. And I guess all God’s creatures and what not, but for goodness sake this endangered animal is our national symbol. And in Auburn of all places where we also celebrate the eagles. Just unreal.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 1:08 pm to wareaglepete
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but for goodness sake this endangered animal
But it's not endangered.
And cutting down a tree that has its nest in it is not killing it. Do you know how many nest get torn down everytime there is a storm in Florida or Louisiana. Those adult birds dont just die. They rebuild.
My biggest issue is if there were small ones there and they killed them. I dont know the answer to the question but you cant stop progress because there is a birds nest in a tree. There is a answer to the problem and it should be worked out
Posted on 11/17/24 at 1:16 pm to LanierSpots
Amen
Posted on 11/17/24 at 1:34 pm to LanierSpots
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But it's not endangered.
They are so not-endangered they're actually becoming a nuisance in parts of Alaska/Canada/PNW. Here's a short video from the same place that Deadliest Catch is filmed, Unalaska/Dutch Harbor that claims they have 600 eagles per square mile.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 1:39 pm to IAmNERD
Video thinks I'm a bot and wont play
We have a couple that live around my house. They work our pond for Tilapia all the time. It has been fun watching them get fish out of the pond. When they get on the shore near my back yard, it is amazing how damn big they are. Even the juvenile ones are huge. They go through our baby ducks like their M&Ms.
We have a couple that live around my house. They work our pond for Tilapia all the time. It has been fun watching them get fish out of the pond. When they get on the shore near my back yard, it is amazing how damn big they are. Even the juvenile ones are huge. They go through our baby ducks like their M&Ms.
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