Vermont ready to remove bald eagles from endangered list April 26, 2021 GMT MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s population of bald eagles has grown to the point that the state is ready to remove them from the endangered species list. Hunting, habitat loss and pesticide poisoning pushed the birds of prey to extinction, Vermont Public Radio reported on Monday. No eagles had nested in Vermont for decades. Since a breeding pair took up residence in the state in 2008, the birds’ recovery has been has been strong and steady, said state wildlife biologist Doug Morin, the bird project leader at the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.