Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crashed into the nest of two bald eagles, possibly injuring their offspring. KTVU Jana Katsuyama joins us Now live, Jenna, What have you learned? Well, Julie, the East Bay Regional Parts District, says there Detective and federal agents are still investigating, but they want to make it clear that drones are banned in all parts of the parks. High up in a eucalyptus tree. We noticed that this beautiful nest they've been working on it since last year. Every day they came back to build it and make it better and stronger. Residents near art in would farm in Fremont took note of their new neighbors. Photographer Dan Sarka captured the pair of majestic eagles with his camera. So devoted to each other. They're working almost continuously. Building her home and trying to, uh over to the lake and capture food and esos their their survival is at stake. The Eagles were nesting. But on April 20th that suddenly changed. We noticed on the 20th that the Eagles were very agitated more than usual. And they were like just flying all over the place. It was a ah shock. Sarka looked over his photos of the nest and then noticed one showing something strange. What appeared to be a possible part from a drone, Sarka immediately contacted the East Bay Regional Parks district. You know, it was just shocking. It's just like that's something that should not happen. Doug Bell is wildlife program manager. He alerted the federal and state departments of Fish and Wildlife, he says up until April 19th. The Eagles had appeared to be Caring for young. Two adults were attending the nest. They were switching out either incubating AIDS at that point or brooding, perhaps a small check If there were young chicks in the nest, and that drones protecting the adults from either grouping them or feeding them are taking care of them. Then they could they could be close to starvation. Bill says that drones are banned from all of their parks. And although bald eagles are no longer on the federal endangered species list, they are still on California's endangered list. Have other federal protections still falls under the bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, Bill says right now, they don't know what happened to the eagle's eggs or chicks, but it is devastating to have their breeding disrupted and just have one shot a year ago. This, my husband and I have been outside and noticed several times drones flying around when we've been outside in our neighborhood right here. I am devastated that this has happened. In the park six strict, tells me that they actually used a professional drone operator to take a look inside the nest. But the mystery continues when they looked inside. The initial images showed that it was empty. We do understand from the parks district that if a drone operator is found to blame, it could come with a penalty of up to $100,000 in a fine or one year in jail.
