The return of the golden eagle to southern Scotland: How the king of birds is set to make a comeback beyond the Highlands countrylife.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countrylife.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New move to save endangered game bird in southern Scotland It has been described as the fastest declining bird in the UK. The Black Grouse, are in decline across many parts of the UK, and are now on the International Union for Conservation of Nature s Red List of threatened species. A study last year of 121 black grouse breeding sites by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust found the population had declined to the point where the species is a high conservation concern and action was needed to halt their decline. Two thirds of remaining black grouse in the UK are found in Scotland where they are usually found in nearly moorland, young forests and broadleaf woodland.
Study aims to aid south of Scotland s black grouse bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Moffat set to be named Scotland s first Eagle Town and hold UK s first ever Golden Eagle Festival
The title was awarded to the town for the role the community has played in addressing low numbers of the birds across the south of Scotland
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The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project’s community engagement officer Rick Taylor leads an eagle workshop.
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