eagles

=6B Eagles!! = =By Ryan, Brinton, and Matthew =

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Bald Eagle Golden Eagle

= = **Why Eagles Are Important:**
 * **The Bald Eagle is the national bird **
 * **The Bald Eagles were almost killed off in the DDT era **
 * **Eagles are one of the many migratory birds **
 * **Both of the Eagles Has already been on the endangered species list **
 * **The Golden Eagle tends to be a more deathly preadator **



**How We Can Help The Eagles:**
 * **Stop Deforestation **
 * **Give them places to stay **

Bald and Golden Eagle
 * Video Section: **

media type="youtube" key="hecXupPpE9o" height="315" width="560" =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Description: = //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Eagle dives and catches a salmon also in slow motion. //

=<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">The affect of DDT =
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The reason why the golden and bald eagles were affected by DDT was there diet of fish. **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The fish ate insects which contained DDT from the surrounding environment. **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DDT spoiled the eagles eggs so they wouldn't hatch. **

**<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px;">The life cycle of how the Eagles were affected **



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">//**So what happened?**// //**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"As the dangers of DDT became known, in large part due to the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, the Environmental Protection Agency took the historic and, at the time, controversial step of banning the use of DDT in the United States. That was in 1972, and it was the first step on the road to recovery for the bald eagle." **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website) //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">//**Personal Experience:**// =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">**Brinton's experience with an eagle:** = =<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Last summer I remember swimming at Lake Fairview in the Pocono Mountains while a Bald Eagle was swooping down into the water catching fish. The way he soared through the air was amazing. =