\u2022 First white-tailed eagle chick fledges in Dorset for 240 years<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe recovery of a species is a joy; it\u2019s a milestone for Spanish biodiversity,\u201d said Ernesto \u00c1lvarez, head of \u00adGrupo de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n de la Fauna Aut\u00f3ctona y su H\u00e1bitat, a non-profit organisation that is leading the project.<\/p>\n Reintroduction began in 2021, with 25 individuals brought from Norway to Asturias and Cantabria. Of those, 17 \u00adremain. Six breeding pairs have formed. Between March and May this year one pair built a nest in a tree, incubated an egg, and then hatched a chick.<\/p>\n The project leaders emphasise that, though the number of birds is small relative to Spanish territory, the fact that birds are establishing territories, forming pairs, and now reproducing indicates progress.<\/p>\n The hatchling has prompted debate over potential ecological, economic and social consequences. Nicol\u00e1s \u00adL\u00f3pez-Jim\u00e9nez, from SEO\/BirdLife, said: \u201cIts introduction has created alarm in the local populations over possible damage to fishing and livestock. We consider it an introduction project, not a reintroduction.<\/p>\n Germ\u00e1n Orizaola, a zoologist at the University of Oviedo, said: \u201cA species is being released that has not had a place in the ecosystem for thousands of years. It may compete with the golden eagle or the bearded vulture for food, and push them out of their nesting areas. It has been done without scientific basis.\u201d<\/p>\n Ireland\u2019s first sea eagle triplets were born to Norwegian parents<\/p>\n DAMIEN CLARKE<\/p>\n In 2023 the regional governments of Asturias and Cantabria withdrew their support from the project, halting further releases although existing individuals remain free and monitored. The project was funded initially by Spain\u2019s Ministry for Ecological Transition, with an investment of about \u20ac360,000. The ministry, while acknowledging concerns, has indicated that technical support is being provided. The nest\u2019s \u00adlocation has been kept secret.<\/p>\n Sea eagles are established in Scandinavia, and have been reintroduced in Scotland<\/a> and Ireland<\/a>, with a mixed \u00adreception over conflict with fisheries and farming. Those precedents are cited by both sides in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first sea eagle chick to hatch in Spain in nearly two centuries has taken flight into a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-154696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Three](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\/9dc9bdf8-1c6c-4652-8288-a4d20f91420b.jpg\")
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