Current status is delisted
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 was effective 30 days after the
Commission meeting. Links to the biological status report and
the final management plan are below.
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