Golden eagles avoid humans, favor sagebrush
Researchers keen on mapping golden eagle habitat beyond just nesting preferences have taken a bird’s-eye view to the landscape the raptors use when not attending ...
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Golden eagle feathers reveal decades of island prey
An eagle feather may be light in weight, but it can pack enough isotopic data to reveal the changing patterns of prey availability across a landscape. Researchers ...
WSB: Seeking bullets lethal to small mammals, not scavengers
At MPG Ranch, a conservation ranch in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, most of the golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) wintering on the property have elevated ...
USFWS to issue uncommon eagle take permit for wind project
For only the second time in history, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will issue a five-year take permit to an energy company after finding that the company’s ...
What landscapes do golden eagles prefer?
Golden eagle numbers seem to be soaring in elevated, undeveloped landscapes with high wind speeds, according to recent research. As part of a study published in the ...
JWM Study: Making better predictions of eagle fatalities
To help conserve eagles and help make developers more aware of the effects of wind energy facilities on the birds, researchers recently helped update a model to ...
Wild Cam: Massive Study Reveals Raptor Ranges
A massive camera trap project is revealing range data on eagles, hawks, vultures and other birds of prey. The AppalachianEagles project has generated over 3 million ...
Researchers Reveal Hot Spots for Eagles and Turbines
The first large-scale study on golden eagle nesting sites and wind energy development in Wyoming has revealed potential areas for wind-power sites that avoid the ...
Isotopes and Telemetry Reveal Golden Eagle Migratory Patterns
New research on hydrogen isotopes on golden eagles shows that at least some birds of a feather may fly together. While researchers have long known more or less ...