Golden eagles nesting in Czech Republic after more than a century

Ornithologists who are trying to reintroduce the Golden Eagle to the Beskydy Mountains report the first success in four years. Two of 14 golden eagles to have been released into the wild since 2006 have finally started building a nest, the first on Czech territory in more than a century. The head of the team that has brought them back, Petr Orel, says this is a huge success since eagles tend to return to the same nest to breed for several years. Females lay from one to four eggs, and typically, one or two young survive to fledge in about three months. Ornithologists have refused to reveal the location of the nest for security reasons.