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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.
The eagle feather law has given rise to continuing debate about the criteria for ownership and possession of eagles and eagle parts. Debates have centered on the differences between enrollment in a federally recognized Native American tribe, vs a racial, ethnic or self-identified concept of Indigeneity. Some arguments have centered on non ...
Some exceptions to the act, including the eagle feather law, are enacted in federal regulations (50 CFR 22), which regulate the taking, possession, and transportation of bald eagles, golden eagles, and their "parts, nests, and eggs" for "scientific, educational, and depredation control purposes; for the religious purposes of American Indian ...
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Data curated from bald eagle cams between 2006 to 2016 shows one of the longest incubation periods for a clutch of eggs was a little over 40 days, with the average time being 36.5 days.
The bald eagle found on State Road 80 on Thursday, April 4, 2024, received care for its injuries at a Fort Lauderdale animal hospital. It had been 25 years since Holland had last seen an eagle.
A reward is being offered in the illegal shooting of a bald eagle in Dane County. The bird was found unable to fly March 14 on private property near Brooklyn.
Jackie laid this egg on Jan. 25, and it takes about 35 days of incubation until a bald eagle egg begins to hatch. Bald eagle Jackie laid her first egg shortly before 5 p.m. Jan. 25 at a nest near ...