Birds of Prey: Pest Control
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to collect data on livestock losses attributable to white-tailed eagle predation.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
A formal reintroduction of white-tailed eagles on the Isle of Wight has released 45 birds, since 2019. All the eagles in southern England are fitted with GPS tags, collecting high resolution data of their movements. Detailed diet monitoring has revealed no livestock losses related to the eagles, with fish and waterbirds identified as the most important components of their diet.
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