Population of golden eagles in Scotland on the rise

Good news for lovers of golden eagles - their population in Scotland has increased by 15 per cent over the last decade as per latest figures. Conservationists have welcomed the results of the fourth national golden eagle survey that reveals the population of these bird of prey have increased from 442 in the last survey in 2003 to 508 pairs at present.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 10 November 2016.

In the opinion of experts, the golden eagle, regarded as national bird of Scotland is recovering to previous historic levels. This is attributed to increased monitoring and satellite tagging of eagles, apart from stronger sanctions against wildlife crime. These are believed to be deterrents against illegal activity, hence helping their population to increase.
Having crossed the 500 pair mark, golden eagles are now designated 'favorable conservation status' in the UK and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) was 'delighted' that the golden eagle was now in favorable status. Incidentally, the Cairngorms National Park is now one of the largest concentrations of golden eagles per land area anywhere on the planet.


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