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Reasons to cheer as Norwegian eaglets released in four sites across Munster

Taking Flight…  21 Norwegian-born White Tailed Eagle chicks were released into the wild at the four Munster sites - on the Shannon Estuary, Lough Derg, Waterford and in Killarney National Park (pictured). Picture: Valerie O’Sullivan

Two stories today highlight the tensions our impact on the natural environment can have on wildlife. One records that the number of collisions involving trains more than trebled last year largely due to a significant increase in the deer population, an unexpected growth exacerbated by pandemic restrictions.