Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada)

The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List.

Description:
Very large raptor.
Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail.
Bill large and hooked.
Long broad wings held flat while soaring.
Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in)
Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in)
Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces)

Conservation Status:
Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality

Cool Facts:
>> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species.
>> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description.
>> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another.
>> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.

Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada)

The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List.

Description:
Very large raptor.
Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail.
Bill large and hooked.
Long broad wings held flat while soaring.
Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in)
Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in)
Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces)

Conservation Status:
Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality

Cool Facts:
>> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species.
>> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description.
>> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another.
>> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.