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July 3rd 2008
Rare white-tailed eagle spotted in Northern Ireland
The white-tailed eagle disappeared from Ireland over one hundred years ago during a period of dramatic decline across most of Europe. Fifteen chicks were reintroduced into Killarney National Park, Kerry in the southwest of Ireland in 2007 and one of these birds has been sighted in Counties Down, Armagh and Tyrone, in Northern Ireland.
This impressive bird is the largest European eagle, with huge club-ended wings which make the bright white tail seem small. The head and beak are large and protrude forward, giving the eagle a vulture-like appearance. The white-tailed eagle requires large, open expanses of lake, coast or river valley near to undisturbed cliffs or large, old trees for nesting.
The reintroduction project will see fifteen young eagles from Norway reintroduced into Ireland each year for five years. It is hoped that this reintroduction program will replicate the achievement of a similar scheme in Scotland, where they have now been successfully breeding for many years.
White-tailed eagle plunging for fish.
Wednesday 3rd September 2008
International partnership takes Wildscreen's work to the United Arab Emirates
Wednesday 27th August 2008
Newly discovered monkey clings to survival
Wednesday 13th August 2008
A whale of a recovery
Friday 8th August 2008
China under the spotlight
Thursday 31st July 2008
New light shed on the ocean depths
Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Half of Philippine fauna nearly extinct
Wednesday 16th July 2008
One third of reef-building corals face extinction
Thursday 10th July 2008
New Natural Wonders added to the World Heritage List
Thursday 3rd July 2008
Rare white-tailed eagle spotted in Northern Ireland
Monday 23rd June 2008
National Insect Week
Friday 13th June 2008
Fishermen help protect Indian Ocean albatrosses
Tuesday 3rd June 2008
The return of Cambodia's wildlife
Thursday 22nd May 2008
International day for biological diversity
Wednesday 14th May 2008
Koalas at risk from climate change
Thursday 1st May 2008
Time is running out for Asian vultures
Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Migrating birds in decline
Friday 11th April 2008
Wildscreen's Patron Sir David Attenborough launches ARKive layer on Google Earth
Tuesday 25th March 2008
WWF reports that Australian wildlife is under pressure
Wednesday 12th March 2008
Tiger numbers 'halve in 25 years'
Tuesday 26th February 2008
South Africa lifts the ban on culling elephants
Amazing animals of Abu Dhabi
Nesting success of Abu Dhabi's hawksbill population is closely monitored on a number of offshore islands.More
