The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) is calling for an immediate halt to the removal of rare Scottish golden eagle chicks from their nests to a relocation project in the Republic of Ireland - where our iconic birds are being exposed to the legal laying of poisoned bait.
Just last month an SNH report stated that some parts of Scotland no longer have viable populations of golden eagles despite having the ideal habitat conditions for the species to thrive. The agency went on to blame the problem on persecution.