So here's our second video on threats to eagles - this time, threats to eagles trying to look after eggs and raise young.
It's all about NESTS!
You'll probably be quite surprised at how much we ourselves can - without meaning to - cause problems to them. Even from really far away, we can really cause problems to eagles trying to breed.
A disturbed eagle is likely to fly away from the nest. This means that the eggs or chicks may get too cold while it's away - and they may get eaten by ravens. If things like this happen, the eagle might give up on its old traditional nest site and try to find somewhere else to nest, which may be difficult if there's not much good habitat around.
You can find detailed information on exactly what disturbs Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles on the Threatened Species Link.
Activity: Time to get creative. Use objects from around your home or school to build a model wedge-tailed eagle (e.g. we think a coat hanger makes a nice wing). Using your new knowledge of their biology, life cycle and threats you can add extra details.
With a twist: Use food to make your model (perhaps not life size), take a photo of it, send it to us and then eat it.
We'd like to find out how the virtual expedition has been going for you. Please take 5 minutes to complete our participant questionnaire. There are questions about what worked well and what we could improve for next time. For younger students please have an adult there to help with typing!
What is your favourite bird and why?
Incubate
There are 8000000000 people but maybe only 1000 Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles
