Irish Examiner view: Lessons from reintroductions of white-tailed eagles

An eagle after its release on the Shannon Estuary earlier this week. Pictures: Cathal Mullane

The programme to re-establish a viable population of white-tailed eagles continued over recent days, when six birds were released along the country’s main artery, the Shannon system.

It would be unacceptable if any of these birds, all entrusted to us by a patient and generous Norway, fell victim to poisoning, as so many birds released at the earlier stages of this project did.