American Bald Eagles Pictures - Conservation Status
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Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region
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American Bald Eagles have suffered from excessive hunting and pollution over the last decades. Hunting eagles was once a popular sport. Both land and water pollution has contributed to the population decline of these birds. For instance, the use of pesticides such as DDT is the greatest threat to the species, since they are found in fish, which is the major food source for American Bald Eagles.
American Bald Eagles are making a steady recovery nowadays. These birds are found in abundance in Canada and Alaska. In order to increase the population of these birds, some states support effective nest monitoring and programs dealing with releasing young birds into the wild. Federal protection is very important and involves programs improving protection, setting up captive breeding programs, establishing a wide-ranging public information program, and more activities.
Public awareness of the problem, such as the preservation of the American Bald Eagle's habitat, and support for environmental conservation projects is likely to assure a healthy and secure future for the national bird of the United States of America.
American Bald Eagles Pictures - History
At the times before European settlers first sailed to America's shores, bald eagles may have numbered half a million. They used to inhabit large rivers and concentrations of lakes within North America. There was an Eagle nest for every mile of shore along Chesapeake Bay. American Bald Eagles were extremely abundant along the coast of Maine.
American Bald Eagles Pictures - Conservation Links
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APL -American photo library © 1997-2004
Plans LTD
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American Eagle Foundation - Images from a nest in Tennessee, information, links and ways you can donate.
AMNH Expedition -- Endangered Eagles - Bald Eagle Fact in metric and standard measurements.
An American Success Story for the New Millenium - Proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to remove the Bald Eagle from the endangered species list.
Bald Eagle Conference - Provides information about the conference and the largest gathering of bald eagles in the lower 48 states
Bald Eagle. Defenders of Wildlife - Lists information about the appearance, size, population, life span, habitat, diet, and behavior of bald eagle.
Rickerts Nature Preserve - Look at the photos of bald eagles living in the preserve.
Bald Eagles Come Back From the Brink - National Geographic feature including articles about the Bald Eagle, pictures, forums, audio, video, and more.
Birds Of Nova Scotia - Information on range, breeding, food habits and conservation status of the bald eagle.
California Reintroduction Program - Read about the conservation efforts for condors and bald eagles.
California State Bald Eagles - Read about a cooperative research program on biodiversity conservation in central California, administered by California State University.
Congress of Eagles - Lists places to view the U.S. national symbol, the Bald Eagle, in Washington, Alaska, Montana, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
National Wildlife Federation: American Bald Eagle - Profile with facts and conservation information.
Saving American Bald Eagles - Read about the restored population of the bald eagle in Santa Cruz Island.
American Bald Eagles Pictures - Related Links
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The Illinois Raptor Center
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Alaska Bald Eagle Natural History Information - Social life, status and management of the species.
Bald Eagle Fact Sheet - Offers life history, distribution, migration and photos of these birds of prey.
Bald Eagle Facts - Key facts about the species.
Bird Info - Bald Eagle - Classification and basic facts on Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Eagle Facts - A very informative site containing myths, information on history, ecology and breeding of these birds.
Eagles in the Cloud - Provides information and many photos of the bald eagle.
Prince Edward Island: About the Bald Eagle - Visitors' guides to places where you can see bald eagles.
Species Profile: Bald Eagle - Short facts about bald Eagles.
