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2020 A Good Year for White-Tailed Eagle

Feb 2, 2021 13:18 By radiokerrynews
2020 A Good Year for White-Tailed Eagle
Recently Fledged 'Eddie' the White Tailed Eagle, successful bred at Garnish Island, Glengariff, County Cork as part of the Reintroduction Programme. Photo:Valerie O'Sullivan
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The group behind the reintroduction of the white-tailed sea eagle to Ireland says on balance, last year was a good one for the species.

The group behind the reintroduction of the white-tailed sea eagle to Ireland says on balance, last year was a good one for the species.

The scheme to reintroduce the bird to Ireland, after being extinct for a century, began in 2007 in Killarney National Park.

Dr Allan Mee of the White-Tailed Sea Eagle Project says 2020 has been a good year.

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Dr Mee says Kerry remains the core and mainstay of the white-tailed eagle population in Ireland.

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