Save DH17 and DH18 Dale Eagle Nest - babies are terribly entwined in fishing line!

Save DH17 and DH18 Dale Eagle Nest - babies are terribly entwined in fishing line!

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April 24, 2023
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Started by amanda niksic

Dale Eagle Camera is showcasing a beautiful Bald Eagle nest.  River, an Eagle whose  mate, Obey, has been missing since shortly after 3 baby eaglets were born, has already lost one baby. After being left to fend for herself and 3 babies, sadly one passed. Nature can be cruel, but it is nature.  River has surprisingly been able to raise the other 2 to be healthy and thriving, which we learned from floridas M15, can be rare but doable!  We need to help River!  

Both babies are now terribly entwined in fishing line!! It clearly is worse daily. Many videos on Facebook show the babies in distress.  Especially one baby we watched this morning, 4/24, that could not even move to the edge of the nest to poop, nor could it even turn to eat the fish provided by mom, clearly he/she us struggling! You can see the baby trying to move and cannot even take a step!

Articles recently have confirmed professionals are aware and are willing to attempt to rescue these eagles but they have to have approval! No, it won’t be easy, but many of us truly believe if this was nature taking its course then we don’t intervene, however, this wouldn’t happen if it weren’t for people, therefore WE CAN save these babies and we should! Please sign the petition to help keep this family alive!! 

**Some posts from the chat that people are doing to try to help and no one’s helping yet: 

DALE HOLLOW EAGLE CAM, TN. Female River. Male Obey (missing). Eaglet DH 17. Eaglet DH 18 tangled in hook and fishing line.

This is a FL rescue group (Raptor Center of Tampa Bay) replying to group member Jodie Handley from Australia. People from far and wide are working to help DH18. 

**another post on the site:

Contact Governor Bill Lee’s office at (615) 741-2001 or send your message into https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us.html so that our team can provide further feedback on this issue. Light up the switchboard and stuff that inbox! 

This screenshot shot of DH18 was taken yesterday, Dale Hollow Eagle Cam , and it shows the matted entanglement that STILL persists and entangles both DH17 and DH18.

The AEF (American Eagle Foundation) located in TN are trying to get permits and with the USFWS override the Dale Hollow cam/land owners to pull the eaglet, DH18. The eagle community is coming together. But we can' halt efforts now, not until DH18 is safe. So please keep calling and messaging. 

**more posts begging for help 

You aired Murphy the Eagle. Can you PLEASE help two eaglets in Dale Hollow, TN. They are in the nest tangled in fishing line. And their struggle is being LIVE STREAMED. Yet all help offered by experts has been refused by the live cam owners. Two Bald Eagle eaglets/chicks. Tangled in fishing line. Being live streamed for 5 days now. All attempts to get them help has been declined. Two bald eagle chicks will die a slow painful death, watched by 100's - thousands of people. Both eaglets are now caught in the line and attached to each other https://www.facebook.com/100002873423089/videos/pcb.761337465582111/1285986742336130

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The nest is the Dale Hollow TN, Bald Eagle nest. Live stream with chat. They have banned everyone from chat who dares suggest a rescue.  https://www.youtube.com/@DaleHollowEagleCamera

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