A grouse shooting estate in Perthshire is assisting conservation of the iconic Golden Eagle in Scotland by donating a healthy eaglet to a major population recovery project.
With the help of the Strathbraan estate’s gamekeeper, licensed climbers on ropes descended to a nest on a steep rock face overlooking a grouse moor in late June, safely collecting a 6.5-week-old male eagle chick.
The bird has now been transported to a purpose-built aviary in the south of Scotland where, after being fed and prepared for release, it will augment the fragmented eagle population in that part of the country.
