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Reintroduction of white-tailed eagles puts seabird colonies at risk of wipeout, say experts
UK News•November 8, 2026 at 8:00 AMNational

Reintroduction of white-tailed eagles puts seabird colonies at risk of wipeout, say experts

By Patrick Barkham•The Guardian - UK News

Naturalists divided over potential impact of proposals to increase number of wild raptors in England and WalesWhite-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, ecologists and conservationists are warning.Puffins, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and kittiwakes are among the birds for which breeding populations could collapse if large numbers of white-tailed eagles are released, according to some academics and conservationists. Continue reading...

Naturalists divided over potential impact of proposals to increase number of wild raptors in England and Wales

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, ecologists and conservationists are warning.

Puffins, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and kittiwakes are among the birds for which breeding populations could collapse if large numbers of white-tailed eagles are released, according to some academics and conservationists.

Continue reading...

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