A PIONEERING charity restoring southern Scotland’s golden eagle population has been given a starring role on BBC’s The One Show.
The appearance comes as Restoring Upland Nature (RUN), formerly known as The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project), launches a renewed fundraising appeal to help it extend its groundbreaking work, so that other parts of the UK benefit from the return of the iconic species.
The work of RUN and the community’s incredible support for the project, is the focus of a new short film on The One Show presented by renowned wildlife photographer Hamza Yassin. It’s available to view via Iplayer until May 8.
The feature concludes with a visit to the Moffat Eagle Festival, where Hamza is noticeably excited to come face-to-face with a real captive-bred golden eagle.
Dr Cat Barlow, chief executive of RUN, is ‘thrilled’ that the charity has been featured on popular show.
She said: “Being part of something that has captured the hearts of so many and helped grow the population of golden eagles in the stunning south of Scotland is really special.
“We’re thrilled to have been able to share that with Hamza and The One Show’s millions of viewers. Hamza’s infectious enthusiasm for all we are doing was clear for all to see.
“Our success in the south of Scotland is testament to the passion and support of community, partners and funders, and we’re incredibly grateful to all of them. After our last appeal, we secured enough funding to relaunch as a new stand alone charity called RUN. We have exciting plans to build on and extend our groundbreaking work so that other parts of the UK benefit from the return of golden eagles, but we can only do this with continued support.
“Every donation made will play a key part in reversing the UK’s biodiversity decline and ensuring current and future generations across the UK can experience that incredible sense of hope on seeing golden eagles soar.”
The Moffat Golden Eagle Festival returns this year with a programme of events for all ages from September 12 to 14 – full details are to be announced at a later date.
