Farming family's anguish as 220 lambs taken by sea eagles

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Sep 29, 2021

Farming family's anguish as 220 lambs taken by sea eagles

Sea eagle predation along Scotland’s western seaboard is becoming a rapidly increasing threat to hill farming as lamb losses mount.

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News29 Sep 2021Ewan Pate
Sea eagle predation along Scotland’s western seaboard is becoming a rapidly increasing threat to hill farming as lamb losses mount.

Farming family's anguish as 220 lambs taken by sea eagles

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Five nature-recovery projects spanning 100,000ha launched

May 26

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland

Five nature-recovery projects spanning nearly 100,000ha across the West Midlands, Cambridgeshire, the Peak District, Norfolk and Somerset have been announced by the government and Natural England today (Thursday, May 26).

This is the equivalent in size to all 219 current National Reserves.

The aim of the projects is to deliver nature recovery at a landscape scale, helping to tackle biodiversity loss, climate change and improve public health and well-being.

All five projects will make a significant contribution towards the national delivery of the international commitment to protect at least 30% of land and...