The decision to intervene requires careful consideration, weighing the risks of interfering against the danger affecting the eaglets. In Entangled Life, the biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view.

The nest structure or supporting branches could break, or the adult eagles could try to defend the nest. This could result in either injury or death of both nestlings. The nestlings may be startled by human activity and prematurely jump from the nest before they can fly or care for themselves. The intervention itself comes with significant risks. Fish and Wildlife Service recommendations, American Eagle Foundation looks at intervening as a last resort in circumstances where the danger posed to eagle offspring and adults are human-caused. Additionally, only individuals who have been properly certified may climb to eagle nests for the safety of the individual and the eagles. He moves smoothly between stories, scientific descriptions and philosophical issues. Any rescue attempt, therefore, requires federal permitting to take place. Entangled Life is a book about how life-forms interpenetrate and change each other continuously.

Army Corps of Engineers, and Eastport Marina, have planned for intervention by a professional tree climber/arborist to remove the fishing line and assess the condition of both eaglets.įederal laws prohibit the disturbance of eagles and their nests, which includes any substantial interference with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, U.S. Without removing the line entirely, the eaglets became entangled again. Over time, the parent eagle has made attempts to free the eaglet(s) to no success. “American Eagle Foundation became aware of the situation involving two eaglets entangled in fishing line at the bald eagle nest at Dale Hollow Lake Marina on April 22, 2023. Full statement from AEF on the Dale Hollow eaglets and planned intervention:

This entangled life