White-tailed eagles set to be reintroduced to Exmoor National Park
A small number of the bird will be released into the park.
White-tailed eagles are set to be released into the wild in Exmoor National Park, as part of an ongoing conservation effort.
They're the UK's largest bird of prey, boasting a wingspan of 8.2ft (2.5m)!
The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Forestry England have been reintroducing the birds to the South of England since 2019.
Thanks to its mix of terrain (notably coast, woodland and moorland), the park's been identified as a habitat they'll thrive in.
So far, 37 of the eagles have been released, with a pair breeding successfully for the first time in 2023.
Zoe Smith from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation said: "The brilliant thing is we've seen what positive impact this bird has had on the ecosystem.
"Since 2019 we've been releasing white tailed eagles on the Isle of Wight and that project has gone really well.
"Exmoor has been identified as an area they really like- they have a long stretch of coastal woodland and moorland and also have a lot of prey on Exmoor."
Don't worry about our skies filling up with the predators though, only a small number will be released.