Cairngorms National Park have been successfully tagged to give greater insight into the lives of the famed birds of prey. The young raptors’ movements are tracked in real-time by Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) staff and partners with transmissions coming in daily.The ‘Celltrack’ tags being used have been brought in from the USA and are among the leading technology in raptor tagging.They will provide a better understanding of the species’ movements, habitat preferences and mortality.The tags will provide a multitude of data that can help better understand the life of juvenile golden eagles, with an in-built alert system should mortality occur, whether through natural causes, persecution or other anthropogenic influences.The tags.
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