In Saxony, the number of the endangered white-tailed eagle population has been increasing for years. In Upper Lusatia alone, the population of the large bird species currently stands at 27 pairs, according to a spokesperson for the Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. According to the Ministry of the Environment, around 90 breeding pairs were known throughout Saxony in 2022. Five years earlier, there were 86 pairs.
"Almost 90 percent of the Saxon population is located in eastern Saxony, with a spatial focus on Upper Lusatia," explained a ministry spokesperson. This area is home to the Unesco biosphere reserve Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape, which covers more than 30,000 hectares and offers the eagles ideal living conditions. According to the ministry, the sea eagles occur there in a density of up to ten breeding pairs per 100 kilometers.
