The Mountain Times
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger
At the turn of the 21st Century, no bald eagles nested in Vermont. In 2020, the state recorded 41 pairs.
Biologists have been working to reintroduce the iconic birds in the state for around a decade and have succeeded. The result: Bald eagles are likely to be removed from Vermont’s endangered species list, said Jim Shallow, director of strategic conservation initiatives at The Nature Conservancy.
The bald eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and long before that was a spiritual symbol for Indigenous people.
Shallow is also on the Endangered Species Committee in Vermont’s Fish & Wildlife Dept., which voted unanimously in December to lift the designation. The Vermont Legislature is expected to make the move official this summer.
Bald eagles found dead in northern Minnesota may have been shot
An anonymous caller led authorities to the dead eagles.
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Officials are investigating the death of two bald eagles that appeared to have been shot.
The eagles were discovered in the Blackduck River just outside of Blackduck, Minnesota, the DNR told Bring Me The News. The local conservation officer, Demosthenes Regas, was tipped off on April 23 after the Nongame Wildlife Program received the information from an anonymous caller, the agency said.
The eagles were dead when Regas arrived, according to the DNR, and Regas noted in the weekly conservation officer report the raptors showed signs of being shot.
Updated: 3:04 PM CDT May 3, 2021 KOCO Staff Officials with the National Park Service confirmed the first bald eagle nest within the Chickasaw National Recreation area near the Lake of the Arbuckles. The Murray County game warden and park staff first saw the nest at the end of March, following a visitor report. At that time, the eagle pair had successfully hatched two healthy-looking eaglets, NPS officials said. Park staff have continued to monitor the nest and the eaglets are expected to fledge soon. The eagle population at Lake of the Arbuckles is greatest during the winter months when migrating eagles visit from the north. Now, with a resident eagle pair, there is a better chance of spotting an eagle in the summer as well, according to the NPS. Officials said bald eagles are protected under several federal laws. It is illegal to disturb, harass, or harm an eagle in any way. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits the taking, possessing, or tran
Wildlife officials investigate possible drone crash into bald eagle nest in Fremont
Possible drone crash into bald eagles nest in Fremont
Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crash into a bald eagles nest in Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont. KTVU s Jana Katsuyama reports the birds offspring may have been injured.
FREMONT, Calif. - Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crash that might have hit a nest of two bald eagles, possibly injuring the offspring.
Residents near Ardenwood Farm in Fremont took note of their new neighbors months ago, when the eagles first settled in a nest high up in a eucalyptus tree.