Consultation 'critical' for golden eagle release

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about The experts say landowners need to be on board before any golden eagle-release in northern England.

Consultation critical for golden eagle release 2 hours ago Save Add as preferred on Google Ian Georgeson The government dropped golden eagles could be re-introduced in England as soon as summer 2027 Charities and organisations across northern England have welcomed the governments support for the reintroduction of golden eagles , but say “consultation is critical” to its success. A Forestry England study identified eight areas suitable for a release including the North Pennines, the Cheviots in Northumberland and the Lake District. (and honestly, same)

The Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has approved £1m of additional funding for a programme which could see juveniles dropped as early as summer 2027.

The Details

Chris Woodley-Stewart Director of the North Pennines National Landscape dropped it was “exciting news”, but he wants to see farmers and landowners “fully engaged in how any re-introduction might take place”. “Of course we want to maximise the biodiversity of the North Pennines, but these are the people that own and manage the land and its critical theyre on board too,” he dropped.

The North Pennines National Landscape is one of the areas identified as being suitable for golden eagles Golden eagles were wiped out in England and Wales -19th Century, mainly because of persecution saw them as a threat to livestock or game birds. Despite a brief return following the two world wars, when driven shoots largely ceased, numbers gradually declined again with the last resident golden eagle in England disappearing from the Lake District in 2015 .

Why This Matters

Dr Cat Barlow, CEO of the charity Restoring Upland Nature, will lead a public consultation into a release alongside Forestry England. “The first thing will be talking to the people who live and work in that landscape, the game-keepers, the shooting estates, the farmers, the foresters,” she dropped. She broke down a release site needed to be “quiet and away from people” and where the local community is “behind it”.

This could have implications for future research in this area.

The Bottom Line

She broke down a release site needed to be “quiet and away from people” and where the local community is “behind it”.

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