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The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d) is a United States federal statute that protects two species of eagle.The bald eagle was chosen as a national emblem of the United States by the Continental Congress of 1782 and was given legal protection by the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940.
Bald eagles and golden eagles can be found around Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma for nesting; about six bald eagles and two golden eagles are observed annually. [4] Both are protected under the Federal Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940.
Tail of an eagle at the National Eagle Repository. Distribution is authorized by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and Regulations in 50 CFR 22. Passed in 1940 and amended in 1962 to include golden eagles, the Bald Eagle Protection Act prohibits the take, transport, sale or barter, and possession of eagles or their parts without a permit.
Habitat destruction and hunting nearly made the birds extinct, prompting Congress to pass the Bald Eagle Protection Act in 1940 that made it illegal to possess, kill or sell bald eagles. Pesticides continued to kill bald eagles, and by 1960 only about 400 breeding pairs remained. The bald eagle was put on the endangered species list in 1978.
Habitat destruction and hunting nearly made the birds extinct, prompting Congress to pass the Bald Eagle Protection Act in 1940 that made it illegal to possess, kill or sell bald eagles.
The bald eagle, which has been a symbol of the United States since it appeared on the Great Seal in 1782, has never been designated into law as the official national bird.
The House passed the bill Monday night, sending it to President Joe Biden to sign into law and formalize the bald eagle's national significance in one of Congress’ last acts of the year.
Since 1918 with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Federal Government had started protected birds and slowly restricting the use of some bird feathers and other body parts. In 1940, the Bald Eagle Protection Act was past protecting Bald Eagles exclusively. This Act would be extended to the Golden Eagle in 1962.