Cutting edge technology to provide new insight into lives of Scotland´s Golden Eagles
(WorldNews Europe)

An innovative new type of satellite tag has been designed to provide a boost to understanding raptor movements and behaviour, as well as help understand the fate of birds which die in the Cairngorms National Park and more widely across Scotland. Over the next 18 months some young Golden Eagles in and around the Cairngorms National Park will be fitted with a novel `Raptor Tracker` tag, as part of a trial which will provide key information on movements and behaviour, such as whether a bird is feeding or resting. Most importantly, it will provide an instant fix on any birds which die. Tags in current...