I am trying to spread the news about this awful situation in Virginia. . . YES, Virginia, again. Blatant disregard for the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Construction within FOUR feet of the nest tree The nest now hangs over asphalt. The Eagles are beside themselves with the noise and lights. They didn't even bother to install lights that face downwards instead straight out. A lawsuit has been filed ... again, like Norfolk.... what the heck is wrong with Virginia's Fish & Wildlife Huh?? The nest has been there for at least 4 years. This is the FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/ManassasAirportEagles/Newspaper stories:
https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/11/15/manassas-virginia-residents-sue-us-government-over-bald-eagles-nest/http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/11/07/feds-failed-nesting-bald-eagles-advocate-claims.htmQuote
Virginia Lawyers Weekly picks up the Manassas Bald Eagles case.
By: Peter Vieth November 8, 2016
The lawyer for a concerned bird watcher says a federal official broke the rules when she allowed construction next door to a Manassas park where the eagles are nesting. A lawsuit in Alexandria federal court is aimed at protecting the nest of a family of bald eagles from the aggravation of nearby construction work. The official’s action violated the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, according to the suit filed by David N. Webster II of Herndon. The law makes the eagle a “ward of the National Government” because of its status as an emblem of U.S. sovereignty, Webster wrote.Despite protections required by the law, the suit said there is “ample evidence” the eagles at Cannon Branch Fort Historical Park have been disturbed by grading and construction activity at an adjacent office and warehouse construction site. The suit, filed Nov. 1, claims that an official with the federal Fish and Wildlife Service improperly authorized the construction work.Webster represents Nokesville resident Amber Taylor who has monitored the eagles’ activities at the park. Taylor “derives immense pleasure from observing the Manassas Eagles in person by visiting the nest,” the suit said. The suit asks a federal judge to overturn the FWS approval and require a permit for any additional activities that would disturb the eagle nest.
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