Golden eagle returns to Ireland

The golden eagle has landed in Ireland for the first time in nearly a century.

Golden eagle returns to Ireland
Wed, 27 Jun, 2001 - 19:38

The golden eagle has landed in Ireland for the first time in nearly a century.

Six chicks of the bird-of-prey arrived today in Co Donegal from the Scottish Highlands at the start of a programme to re-introduce a species that became extinct in 1912.

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