American Bald Eagle
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Transcript of American Bald Eagle
Declared Emblem of the U.S. by the Second Continental Congress
1782 Found only in America Symbolizes spirit, freedom, and pursuit of
excellence
Eaglets featherslight gray, dark brown
Mottled brown and white under wings and on head, tail, breast
4to5 white head and tail feathers come
Beak and eyes( yellow) 29 to 42 inches long Weight up to 7 to 15 lbs Wing height 6 to 8 ft
Lakes Seacoasts Rivers
Have to be close by water and talltrees for food and nesting.
Rabbit Snakes Fish Ducks Muskrats Coots Turtles Dead animals
Scoop up fish Long and sharp about 1,000 lbs of pressure
per square inch Have to lift half their weight or may drown Speed of dive 75 to 100
miles per hr; verticle
Mate for life Male will go with another eagle only if their
lady lover pass away
Female birth 1-3 eaglet eggs in springHatch 35 days
12wks fully grown eaglets
Eyries- large nests 2ft deep; 5ft wide Nest made of mosses, grass, feathers, and
twigs
Levels
Threatened levels less than10,000 nesting pairs 1950s
1960s endangered levels less than 500 pairs
>>>>Continental U.S.<<<<<
Reason for population decline************Humans************
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Shooting Habitat destruction Plants covered with
pesticides Pollution of water Food
contamination
Caused a decline in the population of the eagles
Active private State and federal conservation efforts Environmental protection laws Primary law moved from Endangered
Species Act to Bald and Golden Eagle Act In U. S., Pesticides were outlawed in 1972 Less funding for protection management
*Population protection
Strict enforcement Habitat preservation Public status awareness Environmental Conservation Programs
support
Listed endangered from 1967-1995 in U.S. Recovered from threatened status
………...I’m no longer endangered!