White-tailed eagle chick hatches in England for first time in 243 years

Conservationists utterly elated' at arrival of first offspring since release of 25 of the eagles on Isle of Wight

A white-tailed eagle chick has hatched in England for the first time in more than 240 years, and conservationists are utterly elated" by the new arrival.

White-tailed eagles were once widespread across England but were widely persecuted by humans, and the last record of a pair breeding was in 1780. Since 2019, 25 of these eagles, which are Britain's biggest bird of prey, have been released to the Isle of Wight as part of an effort to bring back long-lost species.