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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sammy Gecsoyler

Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years

A golden eagle flying low over a field
A golden eagle in the Cairngorms. Highland birds were introduced to southern Scotland, where they have thrived. Photograph: Blickwinkel/Alamy

“The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” So wrote Shakespeare in Richard III, in a line of social commentary that feels ever more relevant with age.

A note of good news then, in a world of so much bad, that the eagles the Bard was probably referring to could finally be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years.

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