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=BALD EAGLE=

INTRODUCTION: In Mr. Lewis' class we have been learning about Colorado animals. We have asked questions, answered them, made time lines and life cycle models.

The questions I have are...

//**How long might a Bald Eagle live?**// //**Answer:** The Bald Eagle can live a very long time. A Bald Eagle generaly lives fourty-five to fifty years in captivity. However, it can live twenty five years in the wild. T//he northwest coast of North America is by far the greatest stronghold for bald eagles. They flourish here in part because of the salmon. Dead or dying fish are an important food source for all bald eagles.//The Bald Eagle officially became an endangered species in 1967 in all places of the united states in the south, under a law that proceded the endangered act in 1973.// Until 1995, the bald eagle had been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 43 of the 48 lower states, and listed as threatened in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington and Oregon. In July of 1995, the US Fish and Wildlife Service upgraded the status of bald eagles in the lower 48 states to "threatened." On June 28, 2007 the Interior Department took the American bald eagle off the Endangered Species List. The bald eagle will still be protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The Bald Eagle Protection Act prohibits the take, transport, sale, barter, trade, import and export, and possession of eagles, making it illegal for anyone to collect eagles and eagle parts, nests, or eggs without a permit. Native Americans are able to possess these emblems which are traditional in their culture.

//**What climate can Bald Eagles live in?**// Bald eagles are found throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. Combined with British Columbia's population of about 20,000, the northwest coast of North America is by far their greatest stronghold for bald eagles. They flourish here in part because of the salmon. Dead or dying fish are an food source forall bald eagles. There are two subspecies of bald eagles. The "southern" bald eagle, //Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus,// is found in the Gulf States from Texas and Baja California across to South Carolina and Florida, south of 40 degrees north latitude. The "northern" bald eagle, //Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus,// is found north of 40 degrees north latitude across the entire continent. The largest numbers of northern bald eagles are in the Northwest, especially in Alaska.
 * Answer:**Bald eagles are found throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. Combined with British Columbia's population of about 20,000, the northwest coast of North America is by far their greatest stronghold for bald eagles. They flourish here in part because of the salmon. Dead or dying fish are an important food source for all bald eagles.



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