Bringing the white tailed eagle back to Irish skies 

Restoration effort takes flight in Munster 

Reintroduced to the South West of Ireland, an adult white-tailed eagle catches a fish to feed her chicks. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan. 

The next phase of a long-term scientific collaboration to restore a native and once-extinct bird to Irish skies is about to take off in Munster.

It is being led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.