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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Cockburn

White-tailed eagles to return to Exmoor after more than 200 years

Once widespread across England, white-tailed eagles – the country's largest bird of prey – are set to make a return to Exmoor after more than two hundred years.

Raptor persecution along with habitat loss meant the last breeding pair was recorded in southern England in 1780, until modern reintroduction programmes have returned these enormous predators to the skies.

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