York-born Bond star names golden eagle fledgling

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Dame Judi Dench has named a golden eagle fledgling as part of a South of Scotland conservation project.

Dame Judi Dench, the York-born actor, has named a golden eagle fledgling GoldenEye as part of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project. The name references the Bond film in which she played the first female M. Actor Sam Heughan also participated, naming a second fledgling Sassy, a nod to his Sassenach Whisky.

The project is run by the charity Restoring Upland Nature and aims to restore the golden eagle population in the region. The fledgling Dench named is the grandchild of a male eagle that is currently recorded as the oldest living golden eagle in Europe, according to project chiefs.

Dench said she was privileged to name an eagle that had 'fledged from the nest of an eagle translocated by the project'. Heughan described it as 'a great honour to be invited to name a golden eagle that represents such hope for the future of this magnificent species in the south of Scotland'.

How it is being reported

• York-born James Bond star names fledgling bird-of-prey in nod to film she starred inDame Judi Denc has named a golden eagle fledgling as part of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, a scheme run by the charity Restoring Upland Nature (Run).Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 17 Oct, 12:00
• York-born James Bond star names fledgling bird-of-prey in nod to film she starred inDame Judi Denc has named a golden eagle fledgling as part of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, a scheme run by the charity Restoring Upland Nature (Run).The Press (York) · 17 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Dame Judi Dench · Sam Heughan · Restoring Upland Nature · South of Scotland · York

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