Category

Golden Eagle

Golden eagle populations are now protected, but for many years the birds were killed by government sharpshooters and private contractors as predator control, and were also harmed by egg-thinning related to DDT use. Electrocution on transmission structures, damage from wind turbine blades, and the religious use of feathers continue to be concerns for the golden eagle’s future.

Interviews

Narrator: Dede ArmentroutTitle: Sheep, Goats and EaglesDuration: 00:08:44Date: June 22, 1999Dede Armentrout, Ph.D., served as the Southwest Regional Director of National Audubon in Texas, beginning in the mid-1970s. Early in her tenure, she faced an effort in the sheep and goat industry to kill golden and bald eagles, as predators. Here she explains the data-driven, step-wise effort that Audubon and ranchers undertook to control predation without harming the raptors.Narrator: Jim StinebaughTitle: Helicopter GunnerDuration: 00:02:55Date: April 11, 2002Jim Stinebaugh, a former special agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, remembers the prosecution of ranchers and gunners for golden eagle shootings.