Record #:

3589

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The bald eagle was nearly eradicated in the state by the 1970s. Habitat destruction, human encroachment, and DDT had devastated the population. Wildlife reintroduction efforts have restored the bird to thirteen counties.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 3, Mar 1998, p4-9, il

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Wildlife reintroduction--North Carolina, Eastern; Bald eagle--North Carolina, Eastern