Once widespread across England, white-tailed eagles – the country's largest bird of prey – are set to make a return to Exmoor after more than two hundred years. Raptor persecution along with habitat loss meant the last breeding pair was recorded in southern England in 1780, until modern reintroduction programmes have returned these enormous predators to the skies. The reintroduction project in Exmoor will add to an existing programme of releases of white-tailed eagles, also known as sea eagles, which began on the Isle of Wight in 2019. Up to 20 young eagles are set to be released from the Exmoor location over the course of three years, and releases will take place at both locations this summer. It is hoped that the new project will link the population of birds in the Isle of Wight to the open moorland, woodlands and hills of Exmoor National Park which straddles west Somerset and north Devon.…