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| Golden eagles get more protection | Golden eagles get more protection |
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| Plans to increase protection for golden eagles are due to be announced by the Scottish government. | Plans to increase protection for golden eagles are due to be announced by the Scottish government. |
| Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham will give details of six new Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in the north and west of Scotland. | Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham will give details of six new Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in the north and west of Scotland. |
| This will bring the number of SPAs in Scotland to 14. | This will bring the number of SPAs in Scotland to 14. |
| But the firms behind a controversial wind farm proposal near Inverary in Argyll have called for the move to be put on hold. | But the firms behind a controversial wind farm proposal near Inverary in Argyll have called for the move to be put on hold. |
| They have said it would sterilise, for years, large areas of Scotland suitable for renewables developments because they might fall within a Special Protection Area in future. | They have said it would sterilise, for years, large areas of Scotland suitable for renewables developments because they might fall within a Special Protection Area in future. |
| Threats to the country's golden eagles include inappropriate development and land management, which can lead to disturbance of the birds and the loss of their habitat. | |
| So far this year two eagles have been illegally killed, both by a banned pesticide. | So far this year two eagles have been illegally killed, both by a banned pesticide. |