France Warned to Change Plans for Rail Line
The government faces legal action unless it changes its plans to put a high-speed rail line through the territory of two rare eagles, a zoo director said Friday.
Didier Pons, who runs a zoo in the southern town of Saint-Canat near the eagle habitat, said France would violate a 1989 European Community conservation accord if it constructs the track along the intended route between Lyon and Marseille.
The eagles in the area are one of 31 pairs of Bonelli eagles recorded in France, according to conservationists. Experts say the birds cannot live in captivity and are unable to procreate except in their own territory.
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