Philip Munro is the Community Engagement Officer for South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project. 

The Project aims to reinforce the small, isolated and vulnerable population of Golden Eagles in the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway.

Golden Eagles have a long history in the South of Scotland. From east to west, populations were once healthy with the Golden Eagle playing an important part as an apex predator in the ecosystem. Over the last couple of centuries, human activity and changes in land use has caused populations in the south to fall as low as 3 breeding pairs.

However, through a series of translocations over a period of 5 years and greater cooperation between stakeholders, the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project aims to increase numbers and prevent the loss of this wonderful species from Southern Skies.