poco mire la web de la universidad de Turku. Y se anunciaba que había
muerto, presa por parte de un Aguíla real. Adjunto el texto de la
página; Aprovecho para informaros que la migración de grullas empezo a
inicios de este mes. ¡Preparémonos para la nueva temporada!
The loop migratory crane Aino is dead (http://www.satelliittikurjet.
Aino
the crane arrived to her breeding grounds on May 2nd 2009 and used to
forage on a nearby turnip field during early May. She was discovered by
Matti Tolvanen in the field in late May when she appeared to be well
and paired with a male crane. In mid June she headed 5 km east to the
border district between Finland and Russia and stayed there for six
weeks. On August 4th 2009 the crane had returned to the nesting bog,
but ten days later the satellite data strongly suggested that the crane
had perished. This was verified when Matti Tolvanen found the carcass
of Aino on August 24th 2009 FIGS 1&2.
According to the remainders, a Golden Eagle had killed and eaten the
crane, and only the skeleton and feathers were left. Aino had just
completed a postnuptial molt and eaten bilberries for the last meal.
As
a result of this tragic event we will not be able to monitor Aino’s
migration any longer: it would have been so interesting to see whether
she had carried out the migration loop flight again. On the other hand,
Aino’s death in the claws of an eagle was natural and an honorable one
compared to the deaths of many conspecifics that hit electric wires and
with their legs and wings injured wait for the death even many days.
También el lentisco centenario monumental que habiamos
visto hace dos años en un vivero de Ecija no soportó su trasplante y
murio.