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Imperiled Species:
Listing Action and Petitions : Eagle
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Bald
Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Current
status is Threatened
The FWC
received a petition to re-evaluate the status of the bald eagle in 2002.
A biological assessment following the listing process rules was
initiated. However, a listing moratorium was initiated in 2003 and
the listing process rules were changed in April 2005. Following
the new process, a biological status report was completed, reviewed by
independent peer reviewers, and presented to the Commission at the June
2006 Commission meeting. The Commission agreed that delisting the
bald eagle from its current status as a Threatened species was
warranted.
Public
comment was sought and incorporated on a draft and again on a revised
draft management plan. The revised draft plan was given conceptual
approval by the Commission at its Sept. 12, 2007 meeting. The
final bald eagle management plan was approved by the Commission at the
April 2008 meeting in Tallahassee.
The de-listing will be effective approximately 30 days after the
Commission meeting. Links to the
biological status report and the final management plan are below.
Petition
Biological Status Report
Bald Eagle Management Plan
Bald Eagle Listing FAQs
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