Juvenile Golden Eagles in the central Alps

The central alpine population of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) is at carrying capacity after being strictly protected since 1850. While much is known about the life of adults through decades of meticulous research, the period of their lives as juveniles and immature individuals remains rather obscure. With the advent of modern tracking technology we follow the eagles from the moment they leave the nest for the first time, throughout the period when they roam the mighty alpine landscapes to eventually become sedentary and take over a territory. This is a project in collaboration with the Swiss Ornithological Institute (Vogelwarte Sempach), authorities of South Tirol, Italy, various national and regional parks in Italy and Germany, and the Konrad-Lorentz Institute in Vienna, Austria.