{"id":302164,"date":"2021-03-24T17:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=302164"},"modified":"2021-03-24T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T21:16:01","slug":"bald-eagles-are-making-a-comeback-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bald-eagles-are-making-a-comeback-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagles Are Making A Comeback: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbald-eagles-are-making-a-comeback-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=302164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3281.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Bald eagles have grown their ranks in recent years, recovering from low numbers and increasing their population to over 300,000 in the lower 48 states of the United States, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/migratorybirds\/pdf\/management\/bald-eagle-population-size-2020.pdf\">report<\/a> released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service \u201cestimated 316,700 bald eagles were present in the four EMUs in the 2019 breeding season, 4.4 times more eagles than in 2009.\u201d In 2007, the birds were removed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/midwest\/eagle\/history\/index.html\">list<\/a> of Threatened and Endangered species after being at risk of extinction forty years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The eagles had almost entirely disappeared from the nation years ago, but they are now spotted often, especially in the northern regions of the Midwest. \u201cBald and golden eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,\u201d according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/midwest\/eagle\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bald-eagle-population-soars-united-states-70982fdda4b8f12ce7736ea5df0b9122\">The Associated Press<\/a> reports that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, in her first public event since being sworn in last week, said, \u201cThe strong return of this treasured bird reminds us of our nation\u2019s shared resilience and the importance of being responsible stewards of our lands and waters that bind us together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that the bald eagle population continues to thrive,\u201d Haaland said, calling the bird\u2019s revival a \u201csuccess story\u201d that \u201cis a testament to the enduring importance of the work of the Interior Department scientists and conservationists. This work could not have been done without teams of people collecting and analyzing decades\u2019 worth of science \u2026 accurately estimating the bald eagle population here in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said that it \u201cis also a moment to reflect on the importance of the Endangered Species Act, a vital tool in the efforts to protect America\u2019s wildlife\u2026\u201d Haaland noted that her team will look into moves made by the previous administration \u201cto undermine key provisions\u201d of the endangered species law, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bald-eagle-population-soars-united-states-70982fdda4b8f12ce7736ea5df0b9122\">AP<\/a> notes, although she did not point to any specific actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be taking a closer look at all of those revisions and considering what steps to take to ensure that all of us \u2014 states, Indian tribes, private landowners and federal agencies \u2014 have the tools we need to conserve America\u2019s natural heritage and strengthen our economy,\u201d Haaland said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have an obligation to do so because future generations must also experience our beautiful outdoors, the way many of us have been blessed,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Martha Williams is the deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Williams named the recovery of the bird \u201cone of the most remarkable conservation success stories of all time\u201d and said she hopes all Americans get the opportunity to see one of them flying, adding,\u201cThey\u2019re magnificent to see\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haaland was sworn in last week and is the country\u2019s first Native American Cabinet Secretary, but her confirmation was met with some disapproval from Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senate-confirms-americas-first-native-american-cabinet-secretary\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reports, \u201cSeveral Republicans have described Haaland\u2019s personal views as \u2018radical,\u2019 citing her support for the Green New Deal and opposition to resource development and fossil fuel extraction on public lands. During her two-day confirmation hearing in February, GOP leaders questioned [Haaland] on her environmental stances, which they said would negatively impact some states and could leave workers currently employed by extraction industries without jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Haaland took over the U.S. Department of the Interior, which, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/whatwedo\">website,<\/a> \u201cuses sound science to manage and sustain America\u2019s lands, water, wildlife, and energy resources, honors our nation\u2019s responsibilities to tribal nations, and advocates for America\u2019s island communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bald eagles have grown their ranks in recent years, recovering from low numbers and increasing their population to over 300,000 in the lower 48 states of the United States, according &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893554,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-302164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}