Bald eagles’ egg is their second in as many years
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
National Park Service biologists said two bald eagles have an egg in their nest on Santa Cruz Island, their second in as many years. More significant is that the egg might mean bald eagles can reproduce naturally in the Channel Islands.
The number of eagles on the islands declined in the 1960s because of over-hunting and the heavy use of the chemical DDT.
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