Making a return to old habitats

Donal Hickey reports on the fate of the golden eagle in Ireland and Scotland

Making a return to old habitats
Mon, 07 Jul, 2008 - 01:00
Donal Hickey

THE poisoning of eagles is a problem not confined to this country: the use of illegal poisons is one of the main reasons behind a decline in protected golden eagles in Scotland.

Scotland has a much bigger population of golden eagles than we have and is also the source of eaglets for a programme to reintroduce the magnificent bird of prey to Glenveagh National Park, in Co Donegal.

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