White-tailed eagle chicks fledge for fourth year
The Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation reintroduction project began in 2019.
White-tailed eagle chicks have successfully fledged for the fourth consecutive year in England, marking a significant milestone in the species' return to the country. Two out of five pairs released by a reintroduction project successfully bred and raised young, with one chick fledging in Dorset and two more in Sussex. This year's breeding success is attributed to the efforts of Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, which have been working to restore the species to England since 2019.
The foundation's CEO, Roy Dennis OBE, praised the breeding attempts as "remarkable" and highlighted the importance of skilled wildlife management in achieving this milestone. The last wild pair of white-tailed eagles bred in southern England in 1780, and the species' extinction was largely due to human persecution.
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