Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive is a free public access resource for teachers, students, historians and anyone who has an interest in moving images. Spanning from 1897 to the present day, the films in the Digital Film Archive cover all aspects of life in Northern Ireland and includes everything from dramas to documentaries, newsreels and features, animation to amateur footage.
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Ringing of Golden Eagles
Conservationists descend a sheer cliff face to the nest of Northern Ireland’s last breeding pair of Golden Eagles.
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Overview
These news rushes take us to a rocky headland at the north-eastern corner of County Antrim. Watch as conservationists descend the cliff by rope to reach a nest of elusive Golden Eagles. Dangerous as it looks, the mission is important. Golden Eagles were widely killed in the past, which caused serious decline both in their numbers and range. The specie last bred in Northern Ireland in 1960 at Fair Head, captured in this film before it’s believed they were shot by a farmer.
This material is courtesy of the UTV Archive.
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