He said that pairs could be lost and population increases may stop. They haven't been asked for suggestions on monitoring either. So for now the bald eagle's rap sheet remains wedged between the laysan duck and the spectacled eider on the endangered species list with no immediate removal in sight. And no one knows what is going on behind Fish and Wildlife's doors. Perhaps they will emerge with a sound monitoring plan that will let biologists in the Pacific Northwest sleep at night.
Eagles are numerous now and for the rest of the state they are doing very well.
Dispatches Global Citizen all dates .