A new study “The
Economic Impact of White-Tailed Eagles on the Isle of Mull” has revealed
the scale of the economic benefits that White-tailed Eagles bring to the
island.
Tourism inspired by these majestic birds of prey accounts for between £4.9 million and £8 million of spend every year. This money supports between 98 and 160 full time jobs on Mull and between £2.1 million and £3.5 million of local income annually.
This is yet a further example of the economic and social benefits of eco-tourism to remote upland and island local communities which far outweigh those other activities (“sports”) which prioritise the killing of animals for fun with collateral persecution and killing of wildlife and habitat degradation and destruction.
RSPB - White-tailed Eagles bring tourism boost to Mull
Here are a few of my record shots of White-Tailed Eagles on Mull plus some much better photos taken in the Varanger peninsula in the far north of Arctic Norway and in north east Finland ....
Photo: White-tailed Eagles - Creag Mhor, Loch na Keal, Mull, Argyll
Photo: White-tailed Eagles - Killiechronan, Loch na Keal, Mull, Argyll
Photo: White-tailed Eagle - Killiechronan, Loch na Keal, Mull, Argyll
Photo: White-tailed Eagle - Kuntilampi, near Kuusamo, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland
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