Countryfile has revealed plans to reintroduce golden eagles to Wales after an absence of 200 years.
The rare and imposing birds have been persecuted and culled historically, and reduced to small pockets in the UK.
Golden eagles, with their two-metre wingspans, are controversial with farmers, who fear the predators' ability to snatch new-born lambs.
But in an exclusive film on the BBC today, Countryfile revealed a project to reintroduce the massive birds following successful schemes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It is thought the plan could boost tourism in the Snowdonia region where the eagles would be re-introduced, but could be met with opposition by farmers.
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