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__Bald Eagle Endangered__

The Bald Eagle is the American Symbol for the USA. This means this bird is very important to our culture. John Adams was the one that selected the bird the reason why he selected the bird its because its bold and powerful just like the US.

Habitat- The Bald Eagles habitat is around large body's of water such as lakes and rivers. The reason why they live around these environment is so they can catch fish from the water. The Bald Eagle lives on old growth hardwood trees for roosting and nesting.



What it Eats- Bald Eagles eat small mammals such as Fish, Reptiles, Other Birds, and Carrion.The Bald Eagle waits for fish to rise up close to the water or when they jump they will catch them.

Eggs- Bald Eagles sexually produce eggs. They put there eggs in the nest on a tree or a cliff and the bird waits for it to hatch.

Threats to the Bald- The Bald Eagle has only 1 threat there was a pesticide in the 1960's called DDT. DDT is a highly poisonous to animals. Farmers used this chemical for their crops. DDT got in the water of oceans, rivers and lakes than later got into fish, than the Bald Eagle ate the fish and the DDT effected there eggs and themselves which started killing them. So DDT was later banned in the US for that specific reason. People also hunt for Bald Eagles which is illegal.

IUCN- The IUCN means International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The IUCN has every information about every endangered specie. The IUCN tries to take care of these animals and they have a red list for all the animals. IUCN status on the Bald Eagle are there least concern on the danger level.

How can people help- People can help Bald Eagles by stop hunting and leave them in there natural habitat. If a Bald Eagle needs help the should immediately take care of Bald Eagle and put them in a zoo.



We can help the Bald Eagle by getting more information by what is happening to them and a way we can help. We can go where the Bald Eagles live and write down what is there living habitats and what conditions they are living them. Once you have all the information down you should go to a near by wild life center and show them what the problem is and see if they can help out and what you could do to help as well. media type="custom" key="23074942"

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