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Irish eagle numbers boosted

July 2, 2020 by Calvin Jones Leave a Comment

Irish White Tailed Eagle Population Boost

Ten new White-tailed Eagle chicks arrived in Ireland from Norway last week to bolster population numbers as Phase II of the ongoing White-tailed Eagle reintroduction programme got underway.The ambitious reintroduction programme, a joint initiative between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Golden Eagle Trust, began with the release of 100 Norwegian … [Read more...] about Irish eagle numbers boosted

White-tailed eagle chicks fledge successfully in 3 counties

September 9, 2016 by Calvin Jones 1 Comment

Juvenile white-tailed-eagle takes flight

A total of six white-tailed eagle chicks successfully fledged from five nests in three different counties in 2016, making this the most successful year to date in the long-term reintroduction programme for this iconic bird of prey in Ireland.Eight pairs of white-tailed eagle attempted to breed and successfully laid eggs in 2016 and five pairs managed to rear chicks … [Read more...] about White-tailed eagle chicks fledge successfully in 3 counties

Irish white-tailed eagles hatch chicks in four counties

June 2, 2015 by Calvin Jones 2 Comments

White tailed eagle chick mountshannon

The Irish white-tailed eagle reintroduction project has received a much-needed boost with news that five pairs, spanning four Irish counties, now have chicks in the nest. According to a press release issued by the Golden Eagle Trust, of the eight pairs that attempted to breed this year, eagle chicks have now hatched at sites in Glengarriff, West Cork; two sites in Co. Kerry; … [Read more...] about Irish white-tailed eagles hatch chicks in four counties

Guerilla conservation group realeases bears in Co. Kerry

April 1, 2015 by Calvin Jones 1 Comment

Eurasian Brown Bear

<APRIL FOOL>02/04/2015: Just in case anyone out there is taking this seriously, check the publication date -- to our knowledge there are no bears currently being released in Ireland</APRILFOOL> A group of extreme conservationists is secretly releasing brown bears into Killarney National Park in Co. Kerry an anonymous source revealed this week.On the back of … [Read more...] about Guerilla conservation group realeases bears in Co. Kerry

First Irish white-tailed eagle chicks fledge at Mountshannon, Co. Clare

August 2, 2013 by Calvin Jones 1 Comment

White tailed eagle fledgling at Mountshannon, Co. Clare

Irish born white-tailed eagles are on the wing again for the first time in more than a century.A pair of reintroduced adult eagles successfully reared two chicks at a nest site on Lough Derg, near Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Both chicks fledged successfully last week in what is a momentous milestone for the high profile white-tailed eagle reintroduction programme, which began … [Read more...] about First Irish white-tailed eagle chicks fledge at Mountshannon, Co. Clare

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