Last of sea eagles released into wild

THE first phase of the white-tailed sea eagle reintroduction programme came to a close in Killarney National Park in recent weeks with the release of an additional 23 young eagles, bringing to 100 the number of birds set loose in the wild through this unique project.

Managed by the Golden Eagle Trust in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service and in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, the programme is seeking to re-establish a viable self-sustaining breeding population of sea eagles in south-west Ireland after an absence of 110 years.

“This is just the completion of this phase of the project,” says project manager Dr Alan Mee.