This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Friday, 22 January 2021
The Eagles Are Landing
Ten years after worried outdoor pig farmers blocked a proposal to reintroduce the White-tailed eagle to Norfolk, the scheme has received backing from more than 20 landowners in the area (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/22/farmers-back-plan-to-reintroduce-white-tailed-eagle-to-norfolk). The site chosen is coastal, as the White-tailed eagle is the UK's biggest bird of prey (it has been reintroduced elsewhere), and largely feeds on fish (rather than piglets). Its proposed home also has reintroduced beavers.
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