Peninsula Experiencing Increase of Eagles Killed on the Roads

12/31/2011

Recently, the Soldotna Office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game released new numbers, regarding animals that have been hit on local roads since July 1st. Larry Lewis, with Fish and Game, said that moose haven’t been the only animals hit on local roads, recently.

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Lewis said that the major cause of the hits has been eagles flying in front of cars. He said, each year, there seems to be a large number of different animals hit by motorists.

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Lewis says motorists need to remain alert to avoid the animals.

2 Comments to “Peninsula Experiencing Increase of Eagles Killed on the Roads”

Bob says:

December 31, 2011 at 10:15 pm

16 Eagles killed in 2 months by vehicles on the highways………………..sounds like a pretty serious problem to me. Although I am not surprised that Ak fish & game does not see it as a serious problem…………….I don’t think they see anything as a serious problem…………except wolves!!!!
Carol Matthews says:

January 1, 2012 at 11:07 pm

Are some of the eagles juveniles as opposed to adult birds? I’ve seen many more juvenile eagles around the area in the last few years and they can often be seen in groups feeding on a road kill on the highway. The adults chase them away from the “easy” food sources so they have to scrounge where they can.