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PREMIUM Rural issues have been sidelined by Holyrood for long enough, argues Claire Taylor. A previous protest by countryside workers against BBC presenter Chris Packham is pictured here SUPPORT for rural Scotland should be for life, not just the length of a campaign trail, but my past experience covering elections would beg to differ. I say this rather facetiously as there are of course some politicians who do fantastic work representing rural areas, but cue election time and suddenly the hordes appear out of the woodwork to lend an empathetic ear to rural communities – despite having...

By Lucy Morgan Audience and Content Editor One of the sea eagles has vistied huge swathes of the country. Map by the Roy Dennis Foundation. One of the Isle of Wight's youngest white-tailed sea eagles was killed in September, when it flew into a powerline, according to an update from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, which also reports that the others are thriving. Meanwhile, one of the Isle of Wight's 2019 cohort returned to Yarmouth last month (February) after a 17 month tour of England - but didn't stay he...

Recently Fledged 'Eddie' the White Tailed Eagle, successful bred at Garnish Island, Glengariff, County Cork as part of the Reintroduction Programme. Photo:Valerie O'Sullivan The group behind the reintroduction of the white-tailed sea eagle to Ireland says on balance, last year was a good one for the species. The scheme to reintroduce the bird to Ireland, after being extinct for a century, began in 2007 in Killarney National Park. Dr Allan Mee of the White-Tailed Sea Eagle Project says 2020 has been a good year.

The eagles haven't nested in England for almost 240 years, but after successful reintroductions in Scotland and the Isle of Wight, they are finally set to be reintroduced into Norfolk.

 E-Mail IMAGE: The Golden Eagle is not under active conservation management in Great Britain and could be candidates for higher prioritisation. view more  Credit: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Scientists have shown where bird species would exist in the absence of human activity under research that could provide a new approach to setting conservation priorities. A study by Durham University, UK, in collaboration with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), investigated how human activities such as agriculture, deforestation, and the drainage of wetlands have shaped ...