Bald Eagles

Paper Summary:

In this essay, the writer discusses that in the National Geographic article entitled, 'Bald Eagles Come Back From The Brink', John Eliot outlines the near extinction and the recovery of the bald eagle. The writer notes that the article clearly summarizes the general events that led up to the near extinction of these iconic birds. Further the writer points out that the article also stresses how their relative isolation played a valuable part in their protection from complete annihilation.
The writer maintains that the article is concisely written and covers the main aspects. However, the writer argues, that it fails to deal with much of the detail and particularly the environmental issues and critiques that accompany the story of the bald eagle. The writer concludes that as a brief overview, the article pinpoints certain critical historical events and areas of interest.

From the Paper:

"The situation was further exacerbated by the enactment of a bounty on the birds in 1917 by the territorial legislature. The article points out that before this legislation was repealed in 1953 more than 128, 000 bald eagles had been killed; as a result the bald eagle population was to take another twenty years to reestablish itself. This recovery was aided by the Endangered Species Act of 1973."
"The author also points out that the situation was worse in the lower 48 states where the bird's isolation was not as extreme. An important aspect is that the Bald Eagle protection act of 1940 did not cover the danger of pesticides to the birds and their habitat."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bald Eagle: An American Success Story. Retrieved February 24, 2006, from http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/success/qandas.html
• Scheer R. 2006 Bald Eagle Delisting Finally Finalized. Retrieved February 24, 2006, from http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3099
• Travsky A. and Neauvais G. Species Assessment for Bald Sagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus) ( 2004) Retrieved February 25, 2006, from http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:t-bS_UPYHZMJ:uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/WYNDD/Species%2520Assessments/Bald%2520Eagle%2520-%2520Final%2520(Nov%25202004).pdf+blad+eagle+extinction&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&lr=lang_en&client=firefox-a

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