Call to cull eagles after lambs torn 'limb from limb'

A Scottish MP has called for sea eagles to be culled where they hunt farm animals and threaten crofters’ livelihoods, following incidents of lambs being torn ‘limb from limb’.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Call to cull eagles after lambs torn 'limb from limb'

A Scottish MP has called for sea eagles to be culled where they hunt farm animals and threaten crofters livelihoods, following incidents of lambs being torn limb from limb. Angus MacNeil, Scottish National...

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