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Eagle numbers soar in Calgary – Calgary Herald

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“Sightings of bald eagles in Calgary have been soaring in recent weeks, with some birdwatchers spotting as many as 20 of them in a single day along the Bow River near the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.”

See the full article from the Calgary Herald.

Join the RMERF fall count (September 20 to November 15) to see the count numbers for bald eagles and golden eagles and compare with the activity from the spring.


AWA Article on RMERF

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The Sep 2019 Wildlands Advocate published by the Alberta Wilderness Association Journal, recently wrote an article about RMERF on page 4 if interested. The article Citizens Putting the “C” Into Conservation discussed a bit about the history of RMERF and its accomplishments with the addition of comments about the 2018 count final report and the decrease in number of eagles. Please see their website to download a PDF of the journal: https://albertawilderness.ca/publications/wild-lands-advocate/.


RMERF in the News – Weather Network visit

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Kyle Brittain from The Weather Network interviewed RMERF observers during the Fall 2018 count at Mount Lorette site. Link to the video.


RMERF In The News (Spring 2017)

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Updated as media coverage is published.

CBC Radio Canada – Un endroit unique au monde: l’autoroute migratoire des aigles royaux. 2017/04/21, Link.

CTV National – TV (no link) and Web: Volunteers gather to marvel at raptors along Alberta’s ‘eagle highway’. 2017/03/29, Link.

CTV News – Video from Hay Meadow today – The footage is between 26:23 and 27:34. – 2017/03/21, Link.

CBC News – How Alberta’s eagle expressway was spotted 25 years ago – 2017/03/20, Link.

CBC Calgary Eye Opener – Golden Eagle Count – Interview with Peter Sherrington – 2017/03/20, Link.

Pincher Creek Voice – Rocky Mountain Eagle Research Foundation celebrates 25 years  – 2017/03/19, Link.

Calgary Herald – Golden eagles: The mystery and history of one of Alberta’s most fascinating birds – 2017/03/18, Link.

Calgary Sun – Into the journey of golden eagles, thousands of whom migrate over Alberta every year – 2017/03/18, Link.


25th Anniversary Press Release and President’s Letter

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25th Anniversary Press Release
March 20, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of RMERF eagle counting.  Please see attached press release regarding 25th Anniversary celebration events. Click to view the PDF: RMERF_PressRelease25thAnniversary.pdf

President’s Letter
The Letter was just sent out by our president Gordon Petersen. Click to view the PDF: RMERF_PresidentsLetterMar2017Final.pdf


DNA analyses of Golden Eagles

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A research article on DNA analyses of Golden Eagles from three areas in Western America. Peter Sherrington, RMERF, and Sean Rogers, U of C, shared unpublished results from their research on genetics of golden eagle migrants from Alaska. For details please visit the website at http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0164248