Photos of a Bald Eagle taken near Pt. Pleasant, PA 03/02/02.
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is our national bird. 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 their greatest stronghold. The bald eagle is still
listed as "threatened" in the entire United States. 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. Possession of a feather or other body part, is a felony
with a fine of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment.
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