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25/08/2009

Charlotte Smith hears about the tagging project that may prove the innocence of sea eagles.

Plans to reintroduce the sea eagle to Scotland go back 50 years. Now 45 pairs are nesting and more than 30 young hatched this year. But its return has been controversial with many farmers claiming they feed on their lambs. To test the extent of the problem, a lamb tagging scheme was run in the Highlands. As Charlotte Smith hears, it has yielded interesting results.

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