Common Name:
Bald eagle
Scientific Name:
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Unique Qualities:
Bald eagles are a very important part of the environment. By eating dead animal matter, they help with nature's clean-up process. Bald eagles are also hunters, so they keep the animal populations strong. They do this by killing weak, old, and slower animals, leaving only the healthiest to survive.
Can be Seen:
They are found all over North America from Alaska and Canada south into Florida and Baja, California.
Likes to Hang Out:
They live near coastlines, rivers, lakes, wet prairies, and coastal pinelands.
Likes to Eat:
Bald eagles prefer fish swimming close to the water's surface, small mammals, waterfowl, wading birds and dead animal matter (carrion).
Status:
Where once the eagles were listed as endangered in the U.S., they are no longer due to “The Bald Eagle Protection Act” which makes it illegal for anyone to collect eagles and eagle parts, nests, or eggs without a permit.
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