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News that a pair of golden eagles had successfully mated and laid an egg in the wilds of County Donegal was greeted with great joy by the conservationists who spearheaded the move to reintroduce the species which had been extinct in Ireland.

The golden eagle was last seen here in 1910, but a reintroduction programme in conjunction with Scottish authorities placed several five and six-week-old chicks into protected areas of Glenveagh National Park back in 2000.

And now the good news is paying off. Although this egg did not hatch, the development is seen to be at last reversing man's adverse intervention with nature.

However, many more species of birds,animals and insects have been lost and may never breed in Ireland again. And even more species are struggling to cope with habitat loss, farming intensification and chemical pollution.

posted by capn buzzard

However, many more species of birds,animals and insects have been lost and may never breed in Ireland again. And even more species are struggling to cope with habitat loss, farming intensification and chemical pollution.


Not to mention gamekeepers killing them to protect the game birds. One of the great scottish myths that shooting estates are good for the economy, in reality outdoor pursuits and tourists like twitchers brings in far more than agriculture or shooting yet the estates get away with deliberately trying to discourage them.

gmc wrote: posted by capn buzzard





Not to mention gamekeepers killing them to protect the game birds. One of the great scottish myths that shooting estates are good for the economy, in reality outdoor pursuits and tourists like twitchers brings in far more than agriculture or shooting yet the estates get away with deliberately trying to discourage them.Have a wee word with HRH at Balmoral.