Credit Pacific Service Union The carcass of a bald eagle was found Monday behind the Ames Shopping Center, officials said. Authorities said they believe the 3-year-old male bird was shot somewhere else and his body dumped behind the shopping center on South Broadway. Tests will be performed on the bird to determine the exact cause of death.
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Soar Like an Eagle The bald eagle may look bald from afar, but in reality it really is not bald at all. The eagle has white feathers on its head, neck and tail. "Bald" in this sense is actually a derivation of the Old English word "balde" which means white. So, our eagle was actually named for having white feathers instead of not having feathers! An American success story, bald eagles have been removed from the endangered species list. They are now considered threatened. Bald eagles build their nests in very tall and old trees, and their nest can weigh 1, 000 pounds or more and measure ten feet across. World Wildlife Fund works to protect old growth forests inhabited by bald eagles, policies surrounding the endangered species act, and to reduce toxins and pesticides that greatly affect the reproductive activities of bald eagles.
Credit First Service Union Authorities believe the eagle was shot sometime within a 24-hour span of Sunday and Monday afternoons.
hour span of Sunday and Monday afternoons. Authorities do not have a suspect. The eagle came from a nest in Salem County, said Dorothy Manera, special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She declined to specify where the nest was located. Bald eagles are protected under law. Someone convicted of killing one can be fined up to $250, 000 or receive two years in prison, said Mitch Snow, spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Card Credit Mobile Service Authorities do not have a suspect.
"Even though the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list earlier this year, they still require the public's help to reproduce successfully and flourish in the state, " says Kenneth Jacobson, head of the Arizona Game and Fish Department Bald Eagle Management Program. "Human activity near active bald eagle nests can cause a breeding pair to leave its eggs uncovered, leading to a failed breeding attempt. It can take only 30 minutes for a breeding attempt to fail."
Card Credit Discover Service The eagle came from a nest in Salem County, said Dorothy Manera, special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She declined to specify where the nest was located.
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Credit Public Service Union Bald eagles are protected under law. Someone convicted of killing one can be fined up to $250,000 or receive two years in prison, said Mitch Snow, spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Center Credit Service Union People with information can call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at (609) 569-1255 or the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife Service at (856) 629-0555.
Card Credit Service Wireless By Philip Sean Curran
Today's Sunbeam - 10/1/2003
Topic: Birding
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