These cover an area of almost 344,000 ha or 4.4% ofScotlandās land mass.No figures are available onthe number of home ranges which are fully within the site network for this verywide-ranging species, although most recent data indicate that there are 79pairs which have at least part of their range within the eight classified sites.Based on the numbers ofpairs which have at least part of their range within designated sites, anestimated 19% of the total Scottish population is protected by SPA for whichgolden eagles are named as a qualifying species. 58% of the overall populationhave at least part of their range within the wider network of Natura siteswhere habitats are protected.