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23 white-tailed eagles to arrive into Kerry today

Jun 25, 2021 13:15 By radiokerrynews
23 white-tailed eagles to arrive into Kerry today
A Quick Peek...Eamonn Meskall, Regional Manager National Parks and Wildlife Service, showing Peter Jones, a quick peak, of one of the 23 White-tailed eagle chicks that arrived in Kerry Airport today, Friday June 25th, as part of a long-term wildlife reintroduction project that is being led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The 2021 phase of this landmark collaboration to restore a native and once-extinct bird to Irish skies will see the release this year of the young eagles at four sites across Munster, including Killarney National Park, along the River Shannon, the lower Shannon estuary, and a site in Waterford. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan
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23 white-tailed eagles are set to arrive into Kerry today as part of plans to reintroduce the birds to Ireland.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service says the birds are being flown into Kerry Airport, after being collected from nests in Norway.

The birds will spend 6 to 8 weeks in purpose built flight cages before being released at four sites across Munster in August.

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It's part of a long-term plan to restore the native, once-extinct bird to Irish skies.

 

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