January 2014: Tomorrow, wildlife cameraman and natural history presenter, Gordon Buchanan will talk to the Holyrood Petitions Committee about getting the golden eagle adopted as Scotland’s national bird.
He will be asking them to approach the Scottish Parliament about supporting the RSPB campaign, which calls for the formal adoption of the majestic golden eagle as a new national symbol.
Golden eagles were voted the nation’s favourite animal in a year-long poll run by the government conservation agency Scottish Natural Heritage and the tourism agency VisitScotland. In the vote for the ‘Big 5’ (golden eagle, red squirrel, red deer, harbour seal and otter), the golden eagle secured an overwhelming 40 per cent of the vote, double that of the red squirrel, which was the second most popular contender.
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