Because he thought that the Bald Eagle was a cowardBen Franklin thought that the bald eagle was a coward and a thief. He thought that the wild turkey should have been the national bird because of its bravery and nobility.
DDT affected the eggs and made the shells thin and weak. They broke when the mother eagle sat on them to hatch them.According the the US Fish & Wildlife website DDT was the major contributing factor to Bald Eagle population decline after WWII, by 1963 there were only 487 nesting pairs left - that was the minimum population. Since DDT use was banned in the US in 1972 the population has rebounded even though there is increased loss of habitat & prey for them to feed on (esp. salmon).The bald eagle population was just beginning to recover when a new threat emerged. The pesticide DDT, which was used to control insects that damaged crops, was getting into the food that the bald eagle ate. The pesticide made it more difficult for the bald eagle to absorb calcium and the lack of calcium made the shells of the bald eagle's eggs thinner. Many eggs broke before they could hatch and the bald eagle population dropped. DDT use was outlawed in the U.S. in 1972, and the bald eagle population has slowly recoveredAlternative answer:A myth. DDT didn't affect Bald Eagle eggs. Bald Eagle populations reached their minimum in the US prior to the introduction of DDT(1940). Bald Eagle populations were already increasing by 1960 at the height of DDT production and usage.The real cause of the Bald Eagle's decline was primarily hunting as they were considered a nuisance, a threat to livestock and the fisheries. Secondarily they suffered from a lack of food sources, habitat, poisoning from lead shot and other pollutants (lead, mercury, etc.).
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Haast's eagle was a giant eagle that lived in New Zeland. It was 3 times the size of a bald eagle and it was big enough to take a man and carry him off to be devouerd.
The bald eagle has made a remakable recovery, and is no longer an endangered species.It is listed as a species to watch, and needs the full protection granted to it to ensure it does not slide back the road to endangerment.
No Bald Eagle do not eat another Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle.
a bald eagle flies
a bald eagle
The male bald eagle does not have a name it is just a bald eagle
what kind of teeth does the bald eagle have
I THINK it is the bald eagle
No, the American bald eagle is a bird.
The bald eagle.
No, the bald eagle is not the largest. Its the Phillippine Eagle, then Steller's Sea Eagle, then Bald Eagle, then White Tailed Eagle Golden Eagle You forgot the harpy eagle! its definitly bigger than the golden eagle
The Bald Eagle is not extinct.
The American Bald Eagle is a Regulator.