The triumphant return of the white-tailed eagle

The recovery of the white-tailed eagle in Nordic nature is a good example of how active conservation measures, like feeding can help save species from extinction. Nowadays, when the worst problems with environmental toxins are over, the eagles meet new threats. The worst of these is the growing amount of wind parks along the coasts.

The triumphant return of the white-tailed eagle (pdf, 484 kb) Published 21 Jan 2008. Corrected 24 Jan 2008.

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Nordic nature – trends towards 2010. Nordic Council of ministers. 2008. Fact sheet: The triumphant return of the white-tailed eagle. 21 Jan 2008 (pdf). www.environment.fi/nordicnature > Fact sheets > The triumphant return of the white-tailed eagle.

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