Should the American Bald Eagle have been taken off the U.S. endangered species list ?

Question

I feel that we should have left the American Bald Eagle on the

endangered species list .

Answer 1

If they don't meet the criteria they shouldn't be on the list, that is a good thing, not a bad thing; resources will be spent to protect other species which are still endangered.

But next time the US government approves a chemical that kills them all off I don't think Canada should come to the rescue and replace them. Not all the replacement Bald Eagles came from Alaska or the breeding program in Maryland, very few actually; most were from British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

I once encountered a bald eagle so close while driving that the blood from its prey (a snake or eel I think) dripped onto the hood of my car. Incredible experience.

Answer 2

yeah leave them on it..

Answer 3

No, that's actually pretty stupid. If a bird is endangered it doesn't make a miraculous recovery anytime thereafter.

Answer 4

No.

Answer 5

The bald eagle is not endangered anymore.  Need proof?  Get out more.  They've been flying around our area for many months.

They aren't on the list because their population isn't suffering as it was.  

Please research your question before looking for answers, and judging by the people who answered above, they aren't any help any darn way.

Answer 6

nope

Answer 7

They were delisted because their numbers have increased to a sustainable level (now that DDT is banned.)  I personally think it is a good thing, because the Endangered Species Act comes under attack so often - the more success stories we have, the better chance we have of keeping it on the books.

I wouldn't worry about the eagles.  The bald eagle is still very heavily protected.

First - they are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.  Even having a bald eagle feather or a stick from a nest is a violation of this act.

Second - they are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.  It has similiar protection to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but in addition it includes disturbing eagles as an offense.

Third - they are protected under the Lacey Act.

Fines for breaking these laws can go up to $250,000 and two years in prison for a felony conviction.

Here's some links with more info about their protection:

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/protect...

http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stus1...

http://ipl.unm.edu/cwl/fedbook/laceyact....

http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/migtr...

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/intrnl...

Answer 8

bald eagle is still an endangered specie so no

Answer 9

Good News!  if they are no longer endangers it means Us protecting them has worked.

..and that is what I have heard regarding their present population!

...yeah, maybe we need to take Jessie Jackson' cr*p off the endangered list ! ha!

Answer 10

I think so too, but they breeded them so much, especially in Alaska, that they fly in front of cars when they're moving and it's really dangerous when that happens. The eagles also get into people's homes sometimes when they open the door and they especially get into their backyards.. They should've breeded it in other places other than Alaska, even if it's not in America..

Answer 11

There are still pockets of DDT that were covered to prevent more widespread contamination.  But the Endangered Species program needed a success story, a poster child, if you will.

I agree, removing it from the list was premature, given how difficult and time consuming the process is to put it back again, should that become necessary.

Answer 12

I live in Seattle, Washington, right next to the freeway overpass.  I was walking to the bus stop when a bald eagle came over the freeway (no more than 10 feet from the concrete) and flew east toward the lake.  It was the most BEAUTIFUL thing I've ever seen ... there's no park nearby, but there is water ... a lake and the 'cut' to another lake ...

This is not the only Bald Eagle in Seattle ... I've seen them in this CITY at least six DOZEN times.  I know 'where to look' for them, but sometimes I just see them ...

I know that the Bald Eagle is the SYMBOL of the USA, but it is NOT an 'endangered animal' any more ... however is it ILLEGAL to kill a Bald Eagle, or even to possess it's feathers UNLESS you are the FULL BLOODED member of a Native American tribe that 'reveres' the Bald Eagle.  Let the BIRDS FLY!

Answer 13

no and neither should wolves.

Answer 14

ITS WAS?! IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT!