Current status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish golden eagle offspring have been relocated to Ireland in each year since the golden eagle reintroduction project began.
Forty-two birds have been releasedbetween 2001 when the project began and the end of 2005; figures for the individualyears are available in the following table. I understand four birds were relocatedin 2006, but final confirmation of this figure will be available from Scottish NaturalHeritage in due course.
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Total |
| No. Birds Released | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 42 |