"There's one..., there's another, and another one!" Those were my words when traveling through Alaska. Bald Eagles seemed to be almost as common as Mocking Birds in Florida. They are a conservation success story. After nearly facing extinction in the continental United States from the effects of DDT used in agriculture and hunting, they were taken off the endangered and threatened list in 2007. The Bald Eagle serves as an example of what we can accomplish when something really matters to us.
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Habitat: Most of Canada, continental United States, northern Mexico
Threats: Illegal shooting, lead poisoning from consumption of fowl with lead shot, and habitat loss.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle
http://www.defenders.org/bald-eagle/basic-facts
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