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 * Bald Eagle

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 * The common name of this species is the bald eagle and the scientific name is Haliaeetus leucocephalus

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 * The natural habitat of the bald eagle is close to the seacoast or a body of water. The biotic factors are the sea/ water life. The abiotic factors are sand, rocks, water, sunlight, and wind.
 * The niche of this animal includes: eating mostly fish, but also turtles, smaller birds, ducks, rodents, and snakes. The bald eagle hunts its food in packs, and uses its beak to kill animals. Humans, and possibly sea lions, are predators of the bald eagle. The things that a bald eagle needs include something t perch on or easily fly off of, they like warm temperatures, but can withstand cold ones. The bald eagle must be at least 5 years old before it reproduces, and usually lay one to three eggs.
 * This animal is endangered because pesticides were used that made the eagle's eggs very fragile and easily broken, from this less eagles were born, and the ones that did had problems reproducing. These pesticides are no longer used in the U.S
 * The current population of the bald eagle is about 70,000 in the world
 * Things are being done to save this species. The Migratory Bald Eagle Act, and the Golden Eagle Protection Act protect bald eagles by preventing the the take, transport, sale, barter, trade, import and export, and possession of eagles. This means that no one can collect eagles and eagle parts, nests, or eggs that doesn't have a permit.


 * If this species ever goes extinct, then it wouldn't be able to eat its prey and there will be the start of an overpopulation. When this happens the whole food chain gets messed up, the prey would eat more of the food (it shouldn't have time toeat), and the balance of nature is messed up. Plus if the bald eagle went extinct the U.S. would have to find a different national bird.