No doubt he’ll blame their deaths on George Bush and the banned DDT.
“A bitterly contested wind farm proposed for Goodhue County got the go-ahead Wednesday to pursue a permit that would allow it to legally kill or injure eagles, in what could be the first case of federal authorities issuing a license to kill the protected national symbol. The 48-turbine project would kill at most eight to 15 eagles a year, a number that would not harm the local population, federal officials said in a letter to state regulators. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said its estimate does not include possible strategies to reduce the number of eagles killed and, that if a permit is eventually granted, the goal would be a much lower figure.” [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
That is exactly what I said.
Unfortunately Bill is wrong. Probably all wind turbines operators get unpurposeful take permits that allow killing eagles with no reporting the number/type of birds to be killed.
It is illegal to kill bald eagles, or even own a feather, unless you are the federal government granting waivers. This seems to be its wont with all laws that interfere with its agenda.