The Minister confirmed the Greater Spotted Eagle protection Action Plan, which aims to stop the worldwide decline in numbers of this endangered species and maintain the number at 5-10 breeding pairs as the minimum.
To protect the species more effectively it is important to learn more about the species' way of life and provide them with suitable conditions.
The biggest threat to the survival of Greater Spotted Eagle here is hybridisation with Lesser Spotted Eagles, which is 10 times more abundant. It is difficult to prevent such pairs forming but imporving the habitat for Greater Spotted Eagle may help.
Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) / Source: Wikipedia
Greater Spotted Eagle is the rarest eagle species occurring in Estonia, and numbers are declining worldwide placing it in the group of the rarest bird species in the highest need of protection. In recent years preservation of Greater Spotted Eagles' nest sites has improved a lot, as many previously unknown nesting sites have been identified and protected. For the same reason the risk of disturbing birds during the breeding season has also decreased.
The first protection plan for the Greater Spotted Eagle was drawn up in 1999, the second in 2005, and the newly approved plan is a further improvement on previous ones.
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